sports-sporting?

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nado92

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  • He bought new (sport- sports-sporting-sporty) clothes last week
  • What is the difference among them?
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I think the answer is sporty clothes
adjective followed by noun
sporty=adj.
clothes=noun
 

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All are adjectives, derived from the mass noun ‘sport’ and all can be used with clothes. In BrE, all kinds of sporting activities are commonly denoted by "sport", while in AmE "sports" is more used. I do not feel there is any difference in meaning among the four adjectives.
 

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I think the answer is sporty clothes
adjective followed by noun
sporty=adj.
clothes=noun
Thanks.but all the other forms are adjectives too.
 

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To me, 'sporty' means 'good at sports' and not 'for the purpose', so it doesn't fit. I would use sports, which is used in British English.
 

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To me, 'sporty' means 'good at sports' and not 'for the purpose', so it doesn't fit. I would use sports, which is used in British English.
Thanks.
I also heard 'sports hall' ;sporting club.Are they right this way?
 
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