English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
CLOTH or CLOTHES?
You have to change your ~cloth~ before we leave (nonstandard).
You have to change your *clothes* before we leave (standard).
Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
We cleaned the wound with a piece of ~clothes~ (nonstandard).
We cleaned the wound with a piece of *cloth* (standard).
Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon.
GAB
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