Another word quiz

[EFM's Librarian]

Lets see how many words you can come up with which are plurals for which there is no singular version. I'll give you an example because I haven't explained that very well - clothes (you can't have a clothe)

On a completely unrelated subject, has anyone heard anything from Zeal? whenever I ask him why he isn't on the board anymore he just changes the subject

 

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

He has been at work, I reacon they have checked his internet history it must be massive, when they did mine at work it took 45 mins to download!

[MK James]

 

Pliers,Forceps,Scissors. It would appear they have to be objects which have 2 'arms' so to speak.

 

[Palomino]

Knickers

[Guest]

If you need to add the phrase 'a pair of' before the word in order to grant singular status to the item, you will be ok - e.g. trousers, but not tickets, pears, muppets etc. etc.

[MK James]

 

Wrong- I have a pair of gloves, but I can also have just 1 glove.

[Palomino]

Gloves are two items MKJames. Read G Angels post properly this time.

[MK James]

 

Not if they are attached together with string they're not.

[SteveP]

at the chance of sounding risque - trousers

[Palomino]

If they are tied by a length of string they are still two items.

[MK James]

 

alright alright, I am on 4 forums apart from non-league and I read the posts a bit 2 quick- I accept I was wrong. Good to see Zeal is still around by the way

[Palomino]

What other forums do you read?

[GHA EFM]

Surely forecep is like bicep. You can have one on one arm. Or is MKJames talking about another forcep?

[Rob_the_Saint]

GHA, foreceps are like pliers, used for pulling things out of other things. Ask Chubbhead, she'll know.

[GHA EFM]

I'll do that. Rob. Why are you an ex-Saint?

[GHA EFM]

4.01pm - GHA asks Rob why he's an ex-Saint.

4.02pm - GHA realises it's because Rob isn't walking to the Woooood.

[AFF]

'Trousers' is an interesting one.

 

If that can't be expressed without the 's', how is it that you do have a trouser press?

[MK James]

 

Palomino I go on 2 Northampton Town forums, 1 Champ Manager and 1 general chat. Just nothing to do at work this time of the year. Today started at 8.30 have spent approx 5hrs on internet

[Chubbhead EFM]

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GHA, foreceps are like pliers, used for pulling things out of other things. Ask Chubbhead, she'll know.

err...I think you'd be better off asking my mum about that! Unless I gave birth without noticing...

[GHA EFM]

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err...I think you'd be better off asking my mum about that! Unless I gave birth without noticing...

I thought a stork was....Oh Lord...I think I'm slowly beginning to realise what you sick, twisted, messed up people are talking about.

Excuse me a minute, I think I'm going to be............