This is the stuff that keeps me up at night.
Why is the word "panties" plural? I get that it's a spin off of pants and it's probably plural because pants is plural, so that begs the question why is the word pants plural? I understand why socks is plural and shoes as well but pants and panties and undies... I don't get it. I've also seen it called a "pair of pants" or a "pair of panties" or a "pair of undies". WHY????? When it's actually only one item of clothing. And since it's a *pair* of pant*s* shouldn't that mean there are actually 4 articles? Pant*s* should mean 2 at the very least and *pair* denotes a quantity of 2 as well. It stands to reason that a pair of pants should be at least 4 items, no? The only thing I can think of is it has something to do with the fact that their are 2 legs/holes in a typical pair of pants/panties. Uggggghhh. Can someone with a grasp of the English language or lots of useless knowledge please let me know why the makers of panties are cooking the books and overinflating their presence so? Please? Kthanxbai.