On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 02:19:30PM -0400, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > "A pair of binoculars" - is this two binoculars or just one _binocular_? > ;-) > > But one optical device in question is called a binocular, not binoculars!
Not in English. It may not be accurate, or rational. But it is "correct" (sic) usage. You can also use "binocle", or just the singular "binocular". But by far the most common form is the phrase "a pair of binoculars". Or so says the OED. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
