Posted by Eyes Only at host-38-241-27-217.pobox.net.uk on October 21, 2003 at 18:16:15:
In Reply to: Re: since this is a board of grammar experts posted by grizzly on October 21, 2003 at 18:13:27:
: How is a pair singular?
~~~you just answered that yourself - A pair (singular)
2 pairs, plural
A pair might well refer to two items, but itself is a singular object.
I assure you, that is what is grammatically incorrect with that sentence.