When someone says they have 2 pairs of shorts, do they mean they have 2 or 4 shorts?
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2 shorts - 100% sure. just like a pair of jeans is one article of clothing.
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In proper English, the word [noun] 'pants' (usually in the plural) means a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately - a gender-neutral apparel, which can be worn by both men and women.\n...If you are referring to 'underpants'(also in the plural), though, these are ONLY worn by women !
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a pair of diapers ....\nu asked for it
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The first one is correct.\n\nThe second would be correct if you changed the is to has.\n\nHTH
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2 ( / means divided by )
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The number of ducks is 4, and they are standing in single file and facing the same direction.\n\n(This assumes that when "2 ducks" is stated, this means "no more and no fewer than 2 ducks", and that the terms "in front, behind, and in between" refer to the ducks' facing.)
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panties are like little pants. I'm not sure but pants have always been plural.
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"Clever clogs" is both the singular and the plural! It's like sheep. That's both singular and plural. Or trousers! You don't have one trouser (or at least I've never seen one!)
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The first one is better.But I'm sure U got mixed up.I'm sure ur GF said it when U wanted to give her "happiness"\n\nThe second one is a PJ
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It's TWO!\nNot to.\nNot too.
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depending on subject matter and past tense or present tense...\n\nexample: One, two or three has better benefits than four, five, six.\n\n1,2 or 3 have gone to the store
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All three are correct.  The first two have words that indicate an alternative, which is fine.  They are necessary because they indicate another possibility.  The third is an indirect question illustrating doubt in the fact that Singapore is clean, and, by the way, it is.  \nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/whether\n\nAlso, our future English professor should watch out for plurals, they can bit you in the arse: one sounds, two sound.
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Never gave this one much thought until your question appeared....    "Please purchase three computer mice"  or "Please purchase three computer mouse units."  I think the meaning  is clear in both, so both the plural and the singular work in context.  Maybe an English language lecturer will provide a definitive answer.
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"There is a few...?" is incorrect because when you are saying "few" you are talking about more than one and "are" is the correct linking verb for more than one. "is" means /one/ thing.
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permutation?\n\ni'm not sure what you mean by "see how many it is."
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one you can wear\nthe other you kick LoL
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No but people make their own assumptions anyway.  I dress kind of boyish.  I wear shorts all the time and people make conclusions all the time.