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dido4
Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 277
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:40 am Post subject: This or These are... jeans |
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1. This is my favourite blue jeans.
2.These are my favourite blue jeans.
Which one is right? Why?
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Hotwombat
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:57 am Post subject: |
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#2 is correct. Why? Why, I don't know. But jeans, slacks, trousers and shorts are always referred to in the plural. I guess it is because the item has two legs. That's my guess anyway. |
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