Snuffy:
"Why add an "s" when the number already tells you it's plural?"

Oh, I see:
"I'll just wear this pair of sock..." --since pair means two...

I didn't mean that they should add the 's' to the five, but to the 'cent...'
(The alternative is intriguing:
"I've been waiting for three hour for you..."
"My six brother and I went to the fair together..."
"I bought a new pair of dulcimer hammer from the festival..."
"Please order ten gallon of ice cream for the party..."
Hmmmmm...!!!! )


Just heard another old favorite on t.v.--
"Wimble-TON." Grrrrrr...

Denise:^)