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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
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What are the differences among "attire", "garment", and "clothes"

0What are the differences among "attire", "garment", and "clothes"?02br
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02font 00 The main difference is that 'attire' is almost never used, and 'garment' is not used all that often. The everyday, common word is 'clothes'. 02br 02br 00You also sometimes hear 'my clothing'.

— Clive

  • 02font 00 The main difference is that 'attire' is almost never used, and 'garment' is not used all that often.
  • The everyday, common word is 'clothes'.
  • 02br 02br 00You also sometimes hear 'my clothing'.
  • 02br 02br 00'Garment' means one item.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00What are the differences among "attire", "garment", and "clothes"?02font00 The main difference is that 'attire' is almost never used, and 'garment' is not used all that often. The everyday, common word is 'clothes'. 02br
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0I went to GYM and saw their policy on the wall:02br
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00"Proper attair is a must" 050010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00That's the only kind of place you might find that word, in a notice of some kind, in the phrase 'proper/formal/casual attire'. I hope they spelled it correctly. It's01font00 attire,02font00 not 01font00attair.02font02br
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0 how aobut RAGs? LOL 0-
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0Thanks Clive, my typo.050010id4
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0Whoever wrote "Proper attire is a must" was probably torn between the options "clothes" and "attire". They finally settled on "attire" because the expression "Proper clothes" does not indicate formal clothes: it simply indicates that the wearer should observe sartorial decency and avoid sartorial awkwardness.0-
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