Monday, July 18, 2011

How It's Made

Is "Pantyhose" singular or plural?

Because the guy keeps saying "pantyhose is...". And its bothering the hell out of me.

5 comments:

Su said...

Depends on it's use in the sentence. I am pretty sure it is the singular or plural form, depending on how you use it.

Dan said...

As in "The pantyhose is hung up" or "The pantyhose are hung up"

Su said...

The single pair of pantyhose is hung upon the line to dry. The three pairs of pantyhose are drying on the line.

Dan said...

1 pair of pantyhose. However, you are using the term "the pantyhose" not "the pair of pantyhose".

Does that change your answer?

Su said...

Nope. The pantyhose is a common tool for miscreants and thieves.