Tuesday 3 August 2010

A pair of pants

I have a lucky blue pair.

I'm confused!! I can understand a pair of socks or a a pair of shoes but I don't understand a pair of pants??  If a pair of pants consists of not one pant but two pants I can only conclude that each leg opening must be a pant. If a pair of trousers consists of not one trouser but two trousers each leg must be a trouser and two trousers makes a pair. I wonder why a shirt is not called a pair of sleeves??