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Oliver01 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Difference between clothing-clothes

This was asked already when I did a bit of research...it was explained as below which was not very convincing :

"' clothes ' refers to what you wear on your body.

' clothing ' refers to the entire outfit on you. "

Also please someone confirm whether this is true:
"Go change your clothes .. [You cannot say "Go change your clothing"]"
  

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" 'clothes ' refers to what you wear on your body; 'clothing' refers to the entire outfit on you. "-- Wrong. The words are synonyms where they refer to what we wear on our bodies.

— Mister Micawber

  • " 'clothes ' refers to what you wear on your body; 'clothing' refers to the entire outfit on you.
  • "-- Wrong.
  • The words are synonyms where they refer to what we wear on our bodies.
  • It is merely that 'clothing' is an uncountable noun and 'clothes' is a plural-only noun.
  • "Go change your clothes ..
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" 'clothes ' refers to what you wear on your body; 'clothing' refers to the entire outfit on you. "-- Wrong. The words are synonyms where they refer to what we wear on our bodies. It is merely that 'clothing' is an uncountable noun and 'clothes' is a plural-only noun.

"Go change your clothes .. [You cannot say "Go change your clothing"]"-- Wrong. You can say either; it is
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Hi;

These two are close synonyms.
Clothing is used more for the industry - A clothing manufacturer, a clothing store.

Clothes is more used for personal possessions:
- a clothes closet, a clothes hamper.

I have to buy some new clothes.
I have to wash the clothes.
I have to change my clothes.

You can say I have to change my clothing, but tha
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