ext_267578 ([identity profile] ibarhis.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] undyingking 2008-08-26 12:05 pm (UTC)

"Would you pass me the boltcutters" as in "would you pass me the scissors"

'the' if there is only one set/pair in view, my/yours if there is a choice.

I would use 'some' interchangeably with 'a pair of' if I was asking for them in a hardware shop rather than looking for them in a diy warehouse.


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