minus-squareGandalftheBlack@feddit.orgtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•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.linkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI’d say it’s less of a grammar rule and more about how things made up of two similar parts can be conceptualised linkfedilink
minus-squareGandalftheBlack@feddit.orgtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•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.linkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThey’re made up of two similar parts which form a pair, unlike a jumper linkfedilink
minus-squareGandalftheBlack@feddit.orgtoCanada@lemmy.ca•China, Russia and Iran will ‘very likely’ use AI to target Canada’s 2025 federal election, cyber agency warnslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·30 days agoThat was my first thought exactly linkfedilink
I’d say it’s less of a grammar rule and more about how things made up of two similar parts can be conceptualised