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Guys wearing Lederhosen
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A question arose in class as to why "Lederhosen" or, actually, "lederhosen" (in English, not capitalized) is plural. In German this traditional Bavarian article of clothing is referred to as "eine Lederhose", but in English, it is used only in the plural, "lederhosen". This is, linguistically, something called the "plurale tantum" (plural as such, plural only). Think of "scissors," for which there is no singular form! Alles klar?
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