A Pair of Shoes or 50 Lives
Some commentators object to locutions such as three pair of shoes , arguing that the modifying number should force pair to be pairs. But at least in most Conversational and Informal use, three pair and four pair are appropriate.
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Ngrams show that both are in use, although three pairs is heavily favored. To me, three pair of shoes has an old-fashioned ring to it, but I wouldn't correct you if you said it. Some nouns have the same form in both the singular and the plural though.
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But no one seems to know how or when or why. Some people make spectacular claims: Some people write messages or personal accomplishments on their shoes, usually in permanent marker, before hurling them into that huge elm or oak tree near that bend in the road behind the old train station. The common denominator among all these theories is probably a little less exciting: The trees exist because people enjoy throwing their shoes… into trees.
A lot of these shoe trees have been around longer than the houses next to them. Sure, the trees will eventually die. Does it matter if the trees rot, wither and disintegrate?
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Since there are a lot of pieces, assembly can become tedious. The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately or BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in Find this comment offensive? Available to ship in days. His machine used an iron plate to push iron rivets into the sole.