Misused Words
Clothes and Cloths
Clothes refers to the garments that we
wear. When these garments need to be washed and dried, we hang them on a clothes
line, usually outdoors.
Before travelling, she packed her clothes in her suitcase.
Cloths refers to material that is made
from such products as cotton, wool, linen, and silk. In a department store, one
can purchase a quantity of cloth to make a garment. Cloths also refers to pieces
of clothing that are torn apart and used for cleaning purposes.
The mechanic purchased a box of cloths to use in the garage
to clean grease from motor parts.