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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Clothing / clothings

Can I say,

There were three clothing / clothings on sale. The skirt came in red, pink and yellow
  

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No. 'Clothing' is uncountable, Vincent. You must add a counter: three pieces of clothing...

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 'Clothing' is uncountable, Vincent.
  • You must add a counter: three pieces of clothing...
  • Note also that 'clothes' has no singular form; it is plural only: There were many clothes on sale.
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No. 'Clothing' is uncountable, Vincent. You must add a counter: three pieces of clothing...

Note also that 'clothes' has no singular form; it is plural only: There were many clothes on sale.
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