Common Mistakes : Clothing

noun

.BAD: As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothing
.GOOD: As soon as I arrived, I unpacked my clothes

.BAD: He had grown so much that his clothing didn’t fit him
.GOOD: He had grown so much that his clothes didn’t fit him

: Use clothing when you are thinking about clothes in general
.The population is in desperate need of foreign aid – especially food, medicine and clothing
.She works in the clothing industry

: To refer to the things that you wear, use clothes
.You’d better take off those wet clothes or you’ll catch a cold

.BAD: Those who work with pesticides are given protective clothings
.GOOD: Those who work with pesticides are given protective clothing

: Clothing is an uncountable noun
.The population is in desperate need of foreign aid, especially food, medicine and clothing