cantfixmeboy

[remote cedar]

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[fervent rover]

So, you're wondering why "scissors" (or "ciseaux" in French) is always plural, right? It's actually because of the word's history. "Scissors" comes from the Latin word "caedere", which means "to cut", and the suffix "-aux" indicates a tool or instrument. Since scissors are made up of two parts that work together to cut, it makes sense that the word is plural 😉

There are a few other words that follow this pattern, like "pinceaux" (a painting tool) or "ciseaux à bois" (woodcutting scissors). But there isn't a hard-and-fast rule that explains why some words are always plural.

Anyway, that's the basic idea behind why "scissors" is always plural !

[old timber]

Fwiw, “ciseau” means chisel and “ciseaux” means scissors…

[tropic hollow]

ah okay

i understand now thanks man

its so confusing when i have to translate XD