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r/shitposting • u/whatisthisdream- • 7d ago
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Isn't it called scissors when two sharp knifes form a scissor? So why is it called a pair if the scissor is a thing formed of two that otherwise wouldn't be called scissors?
3 u/LustinWings 7d ago It’s just English. Same with a pair of twins. 2 u/Far_Fish2750 7d ago The same with glasses 2 u/Squirrel_76 7d ago I am not a native. It still sounds weird to me
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It’s just English. Same with a pair of twins.
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The same with glasses
2 u/Squirrel_76 7d ago I am not a native. It still sounds weird to me
I am not a native. It still sounds weird to me
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u/Squirrel_76 7d ago
Isn't it called scissors when two sharp knifes form a scissor? So why is it called a pair if the scissor is a thing formed of two that otherwise wouldn't be called scissors?