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I wear a 16?! While I was reading a short, English conversation between a salesman and a customer, I came across a sentence that I would like to know more about. Salesman: What size do you wear? Customer: I wear a 16. Is it correct to say a 16? Or should it be a size 16?
Jul 13, 2019 7:32 PM
Answers · 8
Hello, both answers would be understood by the salesman. However, I think that "I wear a size 16" is a more formal way to answer.
July 13, 2019
both are correct
July 14, 2019
Hello, Naomi I really appreciate your good explanation.
July 14, 2019
if you was in new york, you’ll be ight! 👌🏾...mostly everyone speak in short sentences sometimes due to “(Ebonics)”
July 13, 2019
Either is correct. If someone asks "What size do you wear?", rather than repeat the word 'size' in your answer, you would just say "I wear a 16" or just "16". But if you stating what size you wear, without somebody asking you, you might say "I wear a size 16" or "Because I wear a size 16, I can't always find the clothes that I like", etc. You might also hear people say they are a size, for example, "I'm a size 16". Hope that helps!
July 13, 2019
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