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?
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Answers · 8
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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.
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both are correct
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Hello, Naomi
I really appreciate your good explanation.
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if you was in new york, you’ll be ight! 👌🏾...mostly everyone speak in short sentences sometimes due to “(Ebonics)”
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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!
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