Is a pair the same as two of ?
Does it have to be two of a kind ?
If you wear red sock on your left foot
And a blue one on your right
Are they still a pair?
An odd pair of socks, yes I think
I have never understood a pair of ladies tights
Or a pair of trousers
They are clearly one garment
Two legs, two legs
I hear you say
But a shirt has two sleeves
A bra has two cups
But neither is referred to as a pair
Inspiring- two b's or not two bees? What's a pair?
Excellent Mr Troon! As valid as any Koan from the east, (koan- a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment)
And what do you call half a pair of scissors?
Nice analysis and musing; that's the kind of way I think! I fear you'll set me off too....