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« Reply #38145 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 17:28:02 » |
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You still have to turn them don't you? We got an El Cheapo air fryer from Costco about a month ago and have started to use it. I even did crumpets in them this week and they turned out better than when done in the toaster!
I'd say so far it's been an excellent purchase and one I wish we had made earlier.
I've got one with an automatic rotating spatula arm thing. No turning required. |
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« Reply #38146 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 17:31:55 » |
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Why are scissors when in the singular, known as a pair of scissors? Are 2 scissors also known as a pair of scissors?
I assume because each blade is a scissor and you have two of then joined together to be able to cut, hence scissors… This logic completely goes out the window for a pair of trousers though unless we decide each leg is a trouser! |
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« Reply #38147 on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 18:24:15 » |
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I assume because each blade is a scissor and you have two of then joined together to be able to cut, hence scissors…
This logic completely goes out the window for a pair of trousers though unless we decide each leg is a trouser!
Yeah and pants/boxers similarly. |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #38148 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 09:23:42 » |
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Pants/ Boxers aren't plural though- they are contractions of Underpants and boxer shorts?
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« Reply #38149 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 09:27:43 » |
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This seems to be the most widely used reason for trousers Answer: Trousers in the olden days were actually stockings so you had two separate ones. As trousers have developed and they’ve been sewn together, the name has still continued to be used.
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« Reply #38150 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 09:46:10 » |
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Pants/ Boxers aren't plural though- they are contractions of Underpants and boxer shorts?
Don't you say 'pair of pants' or 'pair of boxers' to refer to them then? Or have I totally misunderstood what you are saying? |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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« Reply #38151 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 13:30:02 » |
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I don't say pair of pants/ boxers but others do.
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« Reply #38152 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 13:47:11 » |
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You're all looking for justifications for something that is just an aspect of the English language. Trousers and scissors are just examples of what's called PLURALE TANTUM. These are nouns that only appear I the plural form. A lot of languages have them. We've got a fair few. Clothes, genitals, glasses, spectacles and sticking with the trousers theme, jeans, slacks, dungarees.
We treat these nouns grammatically as if they are plural even if they are singular items. So we ask "where are my glasses".
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« Reply #38153 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 13:49:50 » |
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Bollocks.
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« Reply #38154 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 14:11:12 » |
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Bollocks.
I think not. I'm pretty sure it's possible to punch somebody in the left bollock. |
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« Reply #38155 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 17:43:14 » |
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Pedestrians who press the button on a pedestrian crossing even though I’m the only one approaching in a car for one hundred billion miles
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« Reply #38156 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 18:06:44 » |
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Pedestrians who press the button on a pedestrian crossing when it's already been pressed.
Always thankful when cars actually stop these days, after a recent near miss.
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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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« Reply #38157 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 18:19:57 » |
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Pedestrians who cross the road out of the blue in front of you when there is a crossing 50 yards up the street.
Lazy cunts.
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« Reply #38158 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 18:34:25 » |
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Pedestrians who cross the road out of the blue in front of you when there is a crossing 50 yards up the street.
Lazy cunts.
That's because the Road is not just for vehicles, it's a literal free for all. Pedestrians are quite able to wander around them without regard for their own safety. The land of the free has laws to stop such frivolity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking |
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« Reply #38159 on: Thursday, May 18, 2023, 19:13:25 » |
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That's because the Road is not just for vehicles, it's a literal free for all. Pedestrians are quite able to wander around them without regard for their own safety.
Yebbut they don't pay road tax..... |
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