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!
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.
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1 and 3 are correct
2. In the US we use shorts for shorts pants and pants for long pants