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Old 04-Dec-2005, 00:20
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Default air (out) clothes

Is this understanding correct?
1. air clothes - BrE
2. air out clothes - AmE
(I hung my pants outside to air (out).)
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Default Re: air (out) clothes

I can't comment on the AE, but in BrE we don't use a preposition.
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Default Re: air (out) clothes

correct, in AmE we say "air out".
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