Is it a right sentence? 30 clothes?
kingsley is a tailor by profession who is living in the U.K.he makes about 30 clothes per month.
In the dictionary It says "clothes n [pl] (not used with numerals )" , but why can this sentence use the numerals?
Is it a right sentence?

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Is it a right sentence? 30 clothes?
kingsley is a tailor by profession who is living in the U.K.he makes about 30 clothes per month.
In the dictionary It says  "clothes n [pl] (not used with numerals )" , but why can this sentence  use the numerals?
Is it a right sentence?

Answer

Greetings,
When referring to a specific “number of clothes”, we would say “piece of clothing”, “article of clothing”, or “item of clothing”, for example:

I bought a new piece of clothing. (correct)
I bought a new clothes. (wrong)
You will get a discount if you buy five or more articles of clothing. (correct)
You will get a discount if you buy five or more clothes. (unnatural)
I hope it would help.
Regards,
Mantra Deepika

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Hey Tom, i'd suggest to use ''thirty pieces of clothing'' instead! it sounds more natural

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The sentence is unnatural, precisely for the reason the dictionary gives.  "items/pieces of clothing" or "garments" would be suitable here.

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