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Why is it said this way?
"This is the clothes I bought " = 这是我买的衣服 Why isn't the classifier used in this phrase?
It would not be more correct to say 这件是我买的衣服 ??

For learning: Chinese (Mandarin)
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    two ways is all right, in chinese classifier can be ignored some times.
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    The classifier is implied/ignored in this case. Easier to say.
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