Poll of the Day > why is pants referred to as a pair

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ConfusedTorchic 11/07/23 2:02:59 PM #1:	when it's just one thing --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc <cite>ConfusedTorchic posted [p:977086300] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>when it's just one thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SilentSeph 11/07/23 2:24:44 PM #2:	In my mind, each leg part is a pant --- Delicious and vicious, while maliciously nutritious. <cite>SilentSeph posted [p:977086652] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>In my mind, each leg part is a pant </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EclairReturns 11/07/23 2:31:53 PM #3:	SilentSeph posted... each leg part is a pant I usually assume that that's the historical reason behind it. --- Number VI: Larxene. The Organization's Not-That-Geezer's-Heart-Tank. <cite>EclairReturns posted [p:977086795] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote><cite>SilentSeph posted...</cite><quote>each leg part is a pant</quote>I usually assume that that's the historical reason behind it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ogurisama 11/07/23 2:33:58 PM #4:	https://youtu.be/QAJWlnmyWcw?si=JCXG-pTZAgI4oF3b --- http://cdn-android.apptap.com/img/870/mobi.colortrilogy.bitlink/267135850.png https://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/12/10/5/uv4r7nGyrE6ylt2lHGWpiQ2.gif <cite>Ogurisama posted [p:977086831] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/QAJWlnmyWcw?si=JCXG-pTZAgI4oF3b </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 11/07/23 3:02:19 PM #5:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/3bee0512.jpg --- What would Bligh do? <cite>Zareth posted [p:977087249] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/3bee0512.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JOExHIGASHI 11/07/23 5:53:05 PM #6:	and scissors --- In the long run we are all dead <cite>JOExHIGASHI posted [p:977090107] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>and scissors </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 11/07/23 7:02:05 PM #7:	EclairReturns posted... I usually assume that that's the historical reason behind it. Well, it goes back to pantaloons, and those are (seemingly) plural as well. So if you're going to solve the mystery, we need to go back farther. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:977091394] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote><cite>EclairReturns posted...</cite><quote>I usually assume that that's the historical reason behind it.</quote>Well, it goes back to pantaloons, and those are (seemingly) plural as well. So if you're going to solve the mystery, we need to go back farther. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 11/07/23 7:05:51 PM #8:	Are your legs just one thing? --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:977091470] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>Are your legs just one thing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JOExHIGASHI 11/07/23 9:01:23 PM #9:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Well, it goes back to pantaloons, and those are (seemingly) plural as well. So if you're going to solve the mystery, we need to go back farther. Pants<-pantaloons<-Pantalon (character in a Shakespeare play) who wore trousers instead of knee breaches. Which is where the word pants come from. But it's plural because "trousers" is plural trousers<-trouzes <-trouse <-triubus (Middle Irish) <- trebus (Old Irish)<- trebus (Old French)<- tubrucus (Late Latin) <- breg- (to split, break) (Proto-Indo-European) So it looks like it's plural because it has always meant to be plural --- In the long run we are all dead <cite>JOExHIGASHI posted [p:977093650] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>Well, it goes back to pantaloons, and those are (seemingly) plural as well. So if you're going to solve the mystery, we need to go back farther.</quote>Pants<-pantaloons<-Pantalon (character in a Shakespeare play) who wore trousers instead of knee breaches. Which is where the word pants come from.But it's plural because "trousers" is pluraltrousers<-trouzes <-trouse <-triubus (Middle Irish) <- trebus (Old Irish)<- trebus (Old French)<- tubrucus (Late Latin) <- breg- (to split, break) (Proto-Indo-European)So it looks like it's plural because it has always meant to be plural </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 11/07/23 10:04:04 PM #10:	Because "I got into your mom's pant last night" just doesn't sound right --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:977094669] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>Because "I got into your mom's pant last night" just doesn't sound right </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 11/07/23 10:51:55 PM #11:	JOExHIGASHI posted... ...so it looks like it's plural because it has always meant to be plural But then we'd still need to figure out why "trousers" was plural in the first place. The mystery continues! --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:977095375] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote><cite>JOExHIGASHI posted...</cite><quote>...so it looks like it's plural because it has always meant to be plural</quote>But then we'd still need to figure out why "trousers" was plural in the first place. The mystery continues! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 11/07/23 11:13:27 PM #12:	Given how easy the answer is to find if you google it, I'm going to guess you don't actually want an answer so... LOL U GOT 1 LEG <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:977095633] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>Given how easy the answer is to find if you google it, I'm going to guess you don't actually want an answer so...LOL U GOT 1 LEG</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sarcasthma 11/07/23 11:43:13 PM #13:	BlackScythe0 posted... LOL U GOT 1 LEG I have three --- What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches your watch. <cite>Sarcasthma posted [p:977095961] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>LOL U GOT 1 LEG</quote>I have three </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zareth 11/07/23 11:48:54 PM #14:	Also shouldn't panties just be like tinier pants and not underwear --- What would Bligh do? <cite>Zareth posted [p:977096031] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>Also shouldn't panties just be like tinier pants and not underwear </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Accrovideogames 11/08/23 12:11:46 AM #15:	In French, "pantalon" is singular. It's only plural if we're talking about more than one. Some people erroneously use the phrase "une paire de pantalons" (a pair of pants), which is an anglicism. What's grammatically correct in one language isn't necessarily the case in another. The influence of English in media is responsible for a lot of grammatical errors in many other languages. --- I'm French speaking. 33/Male/Quebec <cite>Accrovideogames posted [p:977096296] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>In French, "pantalon" is singular. It's only plural if we're talking about more than one. Some people erroneously use the phrase "une paire de pantalons" (a pair of pants), which is an anglicism. What's grammatically correct in one language isn't necessarily the case in another. The influence of English in media is responsible for a lot of grammatical errors in many other languages. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fishy071 11/08/23 12:47:12 AM #16:	I also thought it has to do with having 2 legs. --- "You don't need a reason to help people." -Zidane Tribal of Final Fantasy IX <cite>fishy071 posted [p:977096705] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>I also thought it has to do with having 2 legs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC 11/08/23 2:22:18 AM #17:	Metalsonic66 posted... Because "I got into your mom's pant last night" just doesn't sound right XD --- "How do you think this is going to go? I was already dreading it and now it's worse." -- Chelsea Paxton, Woody & Wilcox <cite>DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted [p:977097482] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>Metalsonic66 posted... </cite><quote>Because "I got into your mom's pant last night" just doesn't sound right</quote>XD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JOExHIGASHI 11/08/23 7:38:14 AM #18:	ParanoidObsessive posted... But then we'd still need to figure out why "trousers" was plural in the first place. The mystery continues! Because it's derived from a word that means to split,break so it always referred to more than one thing --- In the long run we are all dead <cite>JOExHIGASHI posted [p:977099503] in why is pan... [t:80613964]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>But then we'd still need to figure out why "trousers" was plural in the first place. The mystery continues!</quote>Because it's derived from a word that means to split,break so it always referred to more than one thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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