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Old 28-Apr-2006, 19:23
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Question what should i ask

I saw my friend wear a pretty top that seems two clothes put together
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how can I ask her... "is that one piece or two pieces?" or " is it one clothes or two clothes?"
what wiil you say~?
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Use the first- you can't count 'clothes'.
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thanks~
hehe, second one is weird
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clothes is uncounted
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Default Re: what should i ask

one of my friend asked me"how u feeling now"
it seems to me weird.....because i do use "how r u feeling now". plz help me out n tel me which one is correct or can we use both??
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