Lets begin with the english language.
Bra, referred to in the singular, makes sense, it is one item, this is also true for shirts.
HOWEVER! Pants, glasses, any kind of undergarment covering the crotch, shorts are all referred to as a pair, YET THEY ARE STILL ONLY ONE ITEM!
COMMON PHRASES
Yard Sale, Garage Sale, sidewalk sale... they aint selling any of these things.
Words:
Knee, Know... silent k, come on, a silent k? Really, who came up with that brilliant idea?
Inventions....
Mankind is just a wonderful piece of work. Long before he came up with antibiotics, pain killers, cures for various diseases, he developed poisons and poison gas. Really smart, demonstrates where the human mind is.
Before coming up with items to make things easier for the common man and woman, we developed siege warfare systems, cannon, firearms, etc.
First use of the airplane... warfare.
First use of the rocket.... warfare.
First recorded use of a woman crying... war between the sexes. (women always win using this one)
