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10I love your distinguishing criteria. What about something that's sown on like 'clothes instruction label'? By the way, what do you call the piece of stub sown onto a shirt that provides wash instructions?12br
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0With garments, a tag and a label are just about interchangeable in meaning - although in some activewear, the "label" is actually printed on the clothing itself so nothing rubs against you as you run your 10K.02br
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00I would say a lable is anything that gives information, and a tag is something physical that is stitched into place.02br
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0I have an impression that a tag is something added on later whereas a label is part of that thing. The label on the can is part of the can. A price tag is not part of the product you are selling.0-

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10With garments, a tag and a label are just about interchangeable in meaning - although in some 11b10activewear12b10, the "label" is actually printed on the clothing itself so nothing rubs against you as you run your 10K.12br
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10I would say a lable is anything

0Think of "activewear" as what you wear when you get sweaty on purpose - at the gym, running, cross country skiing, etc.0-

0So, can I say all activewear are sportswear but not vice versa? 0-

0No, you would THINK that sportswear means relating to sports, but it really means clothing worn in informal contexts.02br
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00See this: 01a05000 02a0240hrefhttp://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Department.bos?pdn=1000000&type=Department

0What a surprise! I looked up in the dictionary and it agrees with you. By the way, the link is broken. 0-

0Oh sorry. I just went to the site for a store near here, 05000 and looked under "sportwear" 02br
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00I know it doesn't make sense. You'd think you'd wear sportswear to play sports.But you use activewear for that.0230hrefhttp://www.boscovs.comcwww.boscovs.com