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Old 20-Mar-2007, 21:05
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Default Helping a child with clothes

Hello,
Let's say I'm helping a child with his clothes and I want to tell him during this process which piece of clothes I am helping him with.
My problem is this: If I tell him that "I will put on your trousers" suggest that I will wear his trousers.
The "I will put your trousers on you" seems better to me but this sentence looks a little bit long.
What is the most 'English-like' approach?
Thank you for your answer.
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Old 20-Mar-2007, 21:12
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"Here are your trousers. Let's put them on."
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Old 20-Mar-2007, 21:13
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It would be common for speakers of my dialect to say to a child, "Let's put on your trousers." The word "let's" (let us) tells the child that this is an activity we will be doing together.
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Old 20-Mar-2007, 21:14
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Yes, Anglika, great minds do think alike.
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Deedy deedy!
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