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Boy: Dad, why is it "pants" and not pant? I mean, they're like one thing, right? Man: Because if you change "pants" to "pant", pretty soon "deer" becomes "deers", and all of a sudden we don't speak the same language, and our civilization crumbles.
oldpine52 over 7 years ago
Just admit that you don’t know.
carlosrivers over 7 years ago
so what? not everyone in this country speaks the same language anyway…
TossedSaladCartoon over 7 years ago
Exactly, we have to respect the language! This cartoon is ON FLEEK.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 7 years ago
I happen to be listening to lectures on English. Our language is a hodge podge of many others causing inconsistencies. At one time Butterfly was Flutterby which makes sense but people changed it.
Nuliajuk over 7 years ago
In the U.K., “pants” refers to underpants and the outerwear is called “trousers”. So if someone from England starts giggling when you talk about your pants, that’s why.
chromosome Premium Member over 7 years ago
In the winter my dog wears his coat. In the summer he pants.
grossvatter over 7 years ago
we are at ground level as we speak!
Perkycat over 7 years ago
Civilization is saved – all because of an ‘s’.
dogday Premium Member over 7 years ago
Because they are by definition a covering of the legs, specifically covering each leg separately (as opposed to a robe or skirt.) So, if you have two legs, you have pantS.
coffeeturtle over 7 years ago
My shirt has two arms….we still say “shirt” not shirts.
ellisaana Premium Member over 7 years ago
Since pants are often referred to as a pair of pants, probably at some point, each pant leg was not connected at the top by anything but a belt – in other words – chaps.
Kristiaan over 7 years ago
It’s singular in my native language.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 7 years ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/pants-word-origin