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Tara2 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Of clothes

Is 'of' here like 'for'?


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Of clothes, mass-produced and ready to wear. Often hyphenated. Primarily heard in UK.

  

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Tara2 Of clothes 'of' is more like 'about', not 'for'. This is the short version of "when speaking of/about clothes". It limits the definition to a certain topic.

— CalifJim

  • Tara2 Of clothes 'of' is more like 'about', not 'for'.
  • This is the short version of "when speaking of/about clothes".
  • It limits the definition to a certain topic.
  • This phrasing is practically unknown outside of dictionary definitions.
  • CJ
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Tara2Of clothes

'of' is more like 'about', not 'for'.

This is the short version of "when speaking of/about clothes". It limits the definition to a certain topic. This phrasing is practically unknown outside of dictionary definitions.

CJ

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