Did you know that some English words exist only in plural form?
They cannot be used with numbers. They include the names of certain tools, instruments and articles of clothing which have two parts.
Here we have some examples...
Tools and instruments: binoculars, headphones, sunglasses, glasses, scissors, tweezers.
Clothing: jeans, pyjamas, tights, knickers, shorts, trousers, pants.
Over the centuries, spelling in the English language was inconsistent, causing the pronunciation of vowels (and even some consonants) to dramatically change. This, plus the fact that English has borrowed words from multiple languages around the world, means combinations like ough have, ahem, evolved in many different ways. Now, the combination “ough” can be pronounced in 10 different ways...!!!!
The following sentence which contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.”
Some words in English have many definitions. The word bald is an adjective that means "lacking hair." A bald person does not have hair on their head...
But an American Bald Eagle (the bird used as a symbol of the US) is not actually bald. The name Bald Eagle comes from the old English word balde, which means white. The name Bald Eagle refers to the eagle's white feathers in its head...
