Amusements in language:
If you only have one leg, can you save money buying a pant?
Seriously, do you need a /pair/ of pants if you have only the one leg?
Maybe so. After all, it's a pair of underwear, a pair of boxers, a pair of briefs.
I think they count butt-cheeks. Consider. It's a /pair/ of panties, but /a/ thong.
Now we're getting someplace.
Still working on the technical book. Nothing much to report.
-JRS
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