Scissors Vs a pair of scissors

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Scissors Vs a pair of scissors

by f2001290 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:41 am
Is scissors "singular" or "plural"? and what about "a pair of scissors" ?

Could someone provide some info. from the net

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by isisalaska » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:50 am
Is scissors =plural
a pair of scissors= singular (a pair is singular)
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Re: Scissors Vs a pair of scissors

by aim-wsc » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:58 am
f2001290 wrote:Is scissors "singular" or "plural"? and what about "a pair of scissors" ?

Could someone provide some info. from the net
scissors are like jeans always in plural ( I mean with s attached to the word) and always termed as pair of scissors. ... ( just like pair of jeans.)

whereas the word scissor (without s ) can be used only as adjective.

eg:
The new robot has scissor like shape.

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by BTGmoderatorRO » Sat Sep 02, 2017 3:52 pm
--The singular form is commonly used in compounds words such as Scissors, Jeans, Pants, Glasses, Knickers, Clothes, Binocular, Trousers, Physics, Economics, Mathematics.

Scissors used in the singular as a verb may not be grammatically wrong.
Usage of Scissor
--Scissors are used to cut the flower
or
Use a scissors to cut them, if you don't have a proper shears.
--That 'scissors' is sharp ( less commonly to indicate singular scissors)
--Those 'scissors' are sharp (indicating a singular or plural scissors)
--A pair of scissors is needed for the work
--Two pairs of scissors are needed for the work
--Two pairs of scissors were used
--Several pairs of scissors were used

Note: Scissors is a verb which means to cut using something or to excise of expunge something from a text.

for example,
(1) The erroneous testimony was scissored from the record
(2) The runner scissored over the hurdles

Scissoring could also mean, a sexual act in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their vulva against each other