From Pine View Farm

Linguistics: If It Sounds Awkward, It Must Be Correct Dept. 0

Every once in a while I succumb to the darker side of my nature and get sucked into some celebritart news.

In one such weak moment, I read this:

In essence both these looks are comprised of a ponytail, a tank top and a casual pant, but swapping baggy sweats for a flattering pair of jeans takes Hilary Duff’s look from a sloppy don’t to a classic fashion do.

Pant.

I hear that atrocity as a term for “pants” used more and more frequently, especially in conversations about women’s fashions (which are often atrocities in and of themselves).

Pant.

That’s what dogs do.

It’s not what persons wear.

And if it were what persons wear, it would look like this:

pant

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