Tearsofjoy  +  139403 Mon, 19 Sep 05 07:27 PM I think the kinds of words you are looking for are: Spectacles Trousers Glasses(as in, synonymous with spectacles though I'm not sure that will count) Pants That's all that i can get off the top of my hat, hope I helped.  - Tearsofjoy. Tearsofjoy Joined on Mon, Sep 19 2005 India Contributing Member 1,324 God help you if you are a phoenix And you dare to rise up from the ash A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy While you are just flying past - Ani DiFranco (32 Flavours)

	Tallulah Tam  +  139432 Mon, 19 Sep 05 10:04 PM Dear Guest, These are called "collective nouns" and are used in the singular form. The council is. The audience is. The congregation is. The class is. The army is etc., etc. To the second part of your question, the answer is, "The unit provides".     Tallulah Tam Joined on Sun, Jul 17 2005 Alabama, USA (British) Full Member 234 If at first you don't succeed sky-diving is not for you. Nouns

	Mike in Japan  +  456263 Sun, 23 Dec 07 12:37 PM  Tallulah Tam wrote: Dear Guest, These are called "collective nouns" and are used in the singular form. The council is. The audience is. The congregation is. The class is. The army is etc., etc. To the second part of your question, the answer is, "The unit provides". With due respect, bollocks! It is fairly obvious that you are of the American school. In mainstream English, these collective nouns may well be used in a plural form. Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside Plurals, Nouns

	Orfeo  +  456449 Sun, 23 Dec 07 10:16 PM  Tallulah Tam wrote: Dear Guest, These are called "collective nouns" and are used in the singular form. The council is. The audience is. The congregation is. The class is. The army is etc., etc. To the second part of your question, the answer is, "The unit provides". police ARE people ARE .... Orfeo Joined on Sun, Dec 23 2007 florence - italy New Member 04 Nouns