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Old Navy and "which jean to choose"

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  Quote FaithSF Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Old Navy and "which jean to choose"
    Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 7:11am
JEANS.  It's jeanS, with an S.  Would you say "trouser" instead of "trousers"?  Or "pant" instead of "pants"?  "Jeans" or a "pair of jeans" would be correct.

This has been bothering me lately, especially because I've been noticing people saying, for instance, "I'm a Yankee fan," instead of "Yankees fan."  Would you say you were going to the Red Sock or White Sock game? 


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  Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 2:40pm

I think "jean" refers to the type of denim, not the style of pants.  So, unless they're referring to the particular fabric, they should say "jeans".  I imagine they're referring to the style of pants, so they're wrong to say "jean".

But here's another question I've had.  Which is correct?:
 
"The Yankees are my favorite team" sounds correct (as compared to "The Yankees is my favorite team").  But "The Yankees" refers to the individuals as well as an entity.  So, why wouldn't "The Yankees is my favorite team" be correct?
 
What about "The Yankees are a team" as compared to "The Yankees is a team"?  What about "The Yankees is the name of a team"?  You wouldn't say "The Yankees are the name of a team".
 
Perhaps this all depends on whether "team" acts as a plural within the sentence (and "name of a team" acts as a singular---even though "name" and "team" are both singular).
 
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  Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 2:46pm

I Googled "is team singular or plural", and I came up with this webpage about collective nouns.  It says (at the end of the page) that if you're in doubt, use another word.  Sounds to me like they're recommending an easy way out.  Sounds good to me.  Smile

 
 
Okay, everyone...go ahead and mock Faith's and my grammatical OCD.  LOL
 
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  Quote Hootman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 3:14pm
The Yankees suck. 
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  Quote Thor Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 3:32pm
I was waiting for that.  LOL
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  Quote Tiz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 10:25pm
But why is it called a "pair" of jeans? You're only buying 1 jean(s), not like a pair of socks where you get 2.Wink
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  Quote Synesthesia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Aug 2009 at 10:26pm
I always wonder that. Along with pair of underwear.

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  Quote kushiro Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Aug 2009 at 7:57pm
And here is kushiro to be a big fat know-it-all and spoil the fun.

Pants, trousers, underwear, etc. used to be made in two parts, one for each leg.   They'd put on each leg and then tied or belted them around the waist.  Shirts were always one piece of cloth.
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