Nouns - plural forms - part III
- Nouns - only singular form:
advice, coal, information, property, strength, business, progress, furniture
(It was business as usual. But: these bits of information, two pieces of furniture; several businesses -> in the meaning of companies)
- Nouns - only plural form:
environs, surroundings, oats, riches, stairs, wages, contents, thanks
(These surroundings are beautiful!)
- Nouns of tools and clothing consisting of equal parts
jeans, pants, trousers, scissors, pyjamas, slacks (nice pair of pants for work!), goggles, glasses, scales, compasses
(one pair of jeans, one pair or two pairs of scissors, one pair of compasses)