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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

suite or suit

what is the different between suite & suit? are both can be used as "fit"? eg Your dress suit with your shoe or suite with your necklace?

Which sentences is correct? you better used gloves or you better use glove.

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Suite and suit are completely different words with different meanings. The meaning you are thinking of only applies to 'suit'. Suit is not used with 'with'.

  • Suite and suit are completely different words with different meanings.
  • The meaning you are thinking of only applies to 'suit'.
  • Suit is not used with 'with'.
  • Your dress suits your shoes.
  • However, 'suit' doesn't quite mean 'fits with' or 'goes with', so this sentence doesn't sound quite natural.
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Suite and suit are completely different words with different meanings. The meaning you are thinking of only applies to 'suit'.

Suit is not used with 'with'.

Your dress suits your shoes.

However, 'suit' doesn't quite mean 'fits with' or 'goes with', so this sentence doesn't sound quite natural. 'Your dress suits you' is better.

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"Suite" is another British word for a sofa/couch.
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A suite is used in the context of a 'group of rooms', whilst suit is used as a clothing for men.
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One of the meanings of "suite" is "set." So I believe that you might say, "I have a matched suite (set) of suits, shoes, and neckties.", although this would probably be rather unusual usage.
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'nona the brit' is correct. However, I can understand your confusion.

Suite refers to a "collection of things" that are used together: a hotel suite; an apartment suite; a lounge suite; a suite of waiters...but not clothing, although they (the jacket, pants/skirt) are used together. That's a suit. So are the sets of cards in a deck and a set of sails on a boat.

There may be an ex
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In the sense of "a matched set of things," the words "suite" and "suit" can apparently be synonymous. So -although it would be quite unconventional usage - you apparently can say that you bought a new suite (matched set of jacket and trousers), meaning the same thing as you bought a new suit.
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Hi,

Of course, you should also decide how ridiculous you are willing to sound.

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