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iLLbiLLy
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are goggles referred to in pairs? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY GOD DAMN SENSE!
Feb 19 2014 12:22PM
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John18_6
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Because you touch yourself at night
Feb 19 2014 12:23PM
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iLLbiLLy
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come on you can do better than that...
Feb 19 2014 12:25PM
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smooter
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goggles weren't always as they are today
Feb 19 2014 12:27PM
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Colorbrahbro
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Pair of pants/shorts same kinda thing, makes no sense
Feb 19 2014 12:29PM
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TheDetectives
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thanks Obama
Feb 19 2014 12:36PM
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iLLbiLLy
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good point. What a crazy world we live in...
Feb 19 2014 12:37PM
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Toaster-Tony
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English, man. For every rule they make, there are twice as many exceptions.
Feb 19 2014 12:40PM
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Superduploman
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First thing I found on google, this applies to goggles as well.

When you say "glasses", it is plural. A "glass" is one of the lenses. "Glasses" would refer to both of the lenses, and a "pair of glasses" doesn't mention anything about the frame, but it mentions the two lenses. The frame is the object that joins the two lenses so you don't have to wear contacts and so it can stay on your head. When you say "a pair of glasses", you are referring to the "pair of lenses", not the frame. The frame holding the two lenses makes us think that it is one object, when the word "glasses" refers only to the lenses, not the frame. That is why it is called "a pair of glasses".
Feb 19 2014 1:33PM
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milk_man
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Yeah but goggles have one lens, not two
Feb 19 2014 1:36PM
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Superduploman
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Before goggles had one glass it had two.
Just as glasses have two pieces of glasses (a pair), goggles had two pieces of goggles (a pair).
Feb 19 2014 1:44PM
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chacha33
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Think about it. There are two massive testicles hanging between Simon Dumonts legs. And since he invented all skiing style, they named the goggles after his "pair" of balls
Feb 19 2014 1:44PM
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SFB
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stop posting
Feb 19 2014 1:58PM
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