Q25toJamaica Posted March 23, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2009 If one leg of the pants is called a pant leg, why are pants referred to as a pair? *ponderface* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted March 23, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.J. Posted March 23, 2009 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2009 hmmmmmm........ If you read my signature, all your questions will be answered, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted March 23, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2009 the world may never know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted March 23, 2009 Share #5 Posted March 23, 2009 Pants used to be called pantaloons. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q25toJamaica Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted March 23, 2009 Pants used to be called pantaloons. - A But wouldn't that lead to a 'pantaloon leg'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustclee Posted March 24, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 24, 2009 English is an odd language. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokuSix Posted March 24, 2009 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2009 Because it is a pair of pant legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted March 24, 2009 Share #9 Posted March 24, 2009 Because it is a pair of pant legs. They used to be done in halves, then stitched together. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted March 24, 2009 Share #10 Posted March 24, 2009 Why isn't "The Bronx" just called Bronx? Why isn't "The Adirondacks" called Adirondacks? That common "the" is a strange fellow at times (maybe it's a miss since it doesn't know where it wants to be)......... He got in the cab. She got on the bus. They live in the Bronx. They live in Yonkers. Why no the here????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokuSix Posted March 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted March 24, 2009 "The Bronx" has the added "The" because back in the day, say around 16-1700s, people in Manhattan would say, "We're going to the Bronck's..." meaning the river that passed through the land that Jonas Bronck owned. It's more of a reference to the river's valley than a place itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted March 24, 2009 Share #12 Posted March 24, 2009 "The Bronx" has the added "The" because back in the day, say around 16-1700s, people in Manhattan would say, "We're going to the Bronck's..." meaning the river that passed through the land that Jonas Bronck owned. It's more of a reference to the river's valley than a place itself. Yes, the borough that was part of Westchester County (ie Westchester Square which was originally Westchester which the county got it's name from, and was Westchester County's only borough), until 1856 or 1896 (IIRC), when it was annexed to the NYC for the growth of NYC. The more I read of that Borough, and it's Westchester roots, the more I learn about my county, and our lost child The Bronx. Found out Yonkers extended all the was down to what is now known as Kingsbridge. Those were sections of my city, and county. We want it back!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted March 24, 2009 Share #13 Posted March 24, 2009 Yes, the borough that was part of Westchester County (ie Westchester Square which was originally Westchester which the county got it's name from, and was Westchester County's only borough), until 1856 or 1896 (IIRC), when it was annexed to the NYC for the growth of NYC. The more I read of that Borough, and it's Westchester roots, the more I learn about my county, and our lost child The Bronx. Found out Yonkers extended all the was down to what is now known as Kingsbridge. Those were sections of my city, and county. We want it back!!!!!!! You can take the Bronx. Feel free to take the Yankees as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted March 24, 2009 Share #14 Posted March 24, 2009 You can take the Bronx. Feel free to take the Yankees as well. The Yonkers Raceway was a spot they were looking to build at one time. The Bronx Bombers, was going to be the Yonkers Yankers....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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