Clothing and clothes, not cloths! I speak to a large number of Chinese people on a regular basis, and it interests me when I notice the same errors time and time again. It makes me wonder if it’s the way it’s being taught in schools, or just a part of the language that is challenging. The most recent relates to clothes or clothing. Perhaps the problem is a combination of the two words. Effectively someone will say, “I’m just getting changed into some new cloths” (ie clothes without the e). Q “What are you doing?” A “Buying some cloths” Remember to always add an e in there for the plural version of clothing. Cloth is a noun. You would never say ‘A cloth’ – it would be something like ‘a roll of cloth’ or ‘a piece of cloth.’ We wouldn’t then say ‘use cloth to make clothes’ – instead we would say, ‘Fabric’. Anyhow – one object: an item of clothing. Multiple: Look at all the clothing. There’s lots of clothing choice. OR – where are my clothes? Either / or is fine. Just remember it’s never ‘cloths’. I see cloths often – put an e in there! “Im going to get changed into some fresh clothes.” “I need to put my clothes into the wash.” “Be back in a moment, just getting changed” (‘getting changed’ means changing clothes – and is a natural way to say it.)