Re: [math-fun] pant versus pants
Quite a lot of Anglo-American confusion arises from the fact that American `pants' are trousers, whereas British `pants' are underwear. Of course, I'm surprised that Americans don't say `pant' instead. (!) Sincerely, Adam P. Goucher http://cp4space.wordpress.com
----- Original Message ----- From: W. Edwin Clark Sent: 01/24/14 06:12 AM To: math-fun Subject: [math-fun] math versus maths
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They say "pants" because they have two legs, the same way they say "pliers" and "scissors". Brent Meeker On 1/24/2014 6:38 AM, Adam P. Goucher wrote:
Quite a lot of Anglo-American confusion arises from the fact that American `pants' are trousers, whereas British `pants' are underwear.
Of course, I'm surprised that Americans don't say `pant' instead. (!)
Sincerely,
Adam P. Goucher
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Thanks to Allan Sherman's comedy lyrics, I grew up thinking "half a pairs of scissors is a single sciss" :-) It's actually the rarely used "scissor". -----Original Message----- From: math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of meekerdb Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 5:59 PM To: math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] pant versus pants They say "pants" because they have two legs, the same way they say "pliers" and "scissors". Brent Meeker On 1/24/2014 6:38 AM, Adam P. Goucher wrote:
Quite a lot of Anglo-American confusion arises from the fact that American `pants' are trousers, whereas British `pants' are underwear.
Of course, I'm surprised that Americans don't say `pant' instead. (!)
Sincerely,
Adam P. Goucher
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