At 3:07 PM -0500 2/6/01, Michael Sylvester wrote:
>How do you handle the following situation?
>
>You are lecturing and you observe that your pants is unzippered.
                                                   ^^
The use of the singular implies that your trousers have one less leg than
you do, making them difficult to zip.
Consult with your tailor.

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