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Robin
how would you say these
1. a shirt with short sleeves and long sleeves
---how would say them? short sleeve shirt and long sleeve shirts?
2. short pants and long pants
---how would you say them?
3. A: what kind of shirt would you like? Short sleeves or long sleeves
B: I'd like short sleeves.
--- is this dialogue natural?
Thank you!
Aug 29, 2015 4:25 AM
Answers · 3
1
1. short-sleeved shirt; long-sleeved shirt
2. In Australia we say 'shorts' for trousers (what Americans call pants) that stop above the knee. Trousers, by definition, are long.
3. yes it sounds fine.
August 29, 2015
1
1 and 3 are correct
2. In the US we use shorts for shorts pants and pants for long pants
August 29, 2015
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