Timeline for Why do we use the plural "heads" and "tails" when describing sides of a coin?
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| Dec 15, 2023 at 12:27 | comment | added | TimR | In Middle English, "top over tail" was a collocation applied to tumbling and flipping motions. | |
| Jan 19, 2017 at 7:28 | comment | added | herisson | @Marthaª: Faerd mentioned one recently in chat: "thumbs up" is always plural, even when referring to a gesture made with one hand. | |
| Jan 11, 2012 at 1:09 | comment | added | Marthaª | I'd be interested in other examples of plurals used for metonymy (where the plural is otherwise nonsensical). | |
| Jan 10, 2012 at 9:53 | history | edited | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 10, 2012 at 7:02 | history | answered | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |