The question
How much are those jeans?
Does it mean how much are those pairs of jeans? or how much is this pair of jeans? or possibly both?
And when someone flatters me:
I like your jeans
Does it mean they like the very pair I'm wearing, or does it mean all my pairs of jeans? or possibly both depending on context?
Best Answer
In almost all cases, phrases like "those jeans" or "your jeans" will refer to a single pair of jeans. If the speaker wants to refer to more than one pair, they'll add extra words like "all" or "always" to add this context. Examples:
Sometimes that context might be provided with gestures instead of words. If I asked a store clerk, "Are those jeans on sale?" while making a sweeping gesture with my hand across an entire shelf of jeans, then that would mean that I'm referring to all of them. If I'm pointing with my hand not moving, then I'm probably pointing at one pair.