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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Wearing - is it a noun?

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If I ask the question: what is trousers for?
can I answer: for wearing?

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Trousers are synonomous with pants. They are the same thing. Here are two examples that might help: 1) I wear pants when I go outside.

— Anonymous

  • Trousers are synonomous with pants.
  • They are the same thing.
  • Here are two examples that might help: 1) I wear pants when I go outside.
  • 2) I wear trousers when I go outside.
  • They mean the same thing
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Trousers are synonomous with pants. They are the same thing. Here are two examples that might help:

1) I wear pants when I go outside.

2) I wear trousers when I go outside.

They mean the same thing
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Hi, Anon,

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A: What are trousers for?
B (native speaker): To wear.

That is the more probable answer, I think, but there is nothing grammatically wrong with 'for wearing'.
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Here in the United States, we say "pants" or "trousers." (Usually "pants.")

If I am not mistaken, the word "pants" in the United Kingdom refers to

underwear. So perhaps one should refrain from telling a British gentleman:

I really like your pants.
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