Comment on We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

GandalftheBlack@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You have jumpers with one sleeve?

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  • GandalftheBlack@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A jumper is a bad example, because it’s not just made up of sleeves.

    A bra is a much better example. But I was never making an argument that all things made up of two parts are referred to as a pair, just my thoughts on the rationale behind cases where we do.

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    • vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Understood.

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  • spittingimage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Could that be because it’s a French word and they pluralise differently?

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