Anonymous  +  165879 Sun, 04 Dec 05 02:24 AM Is this understanding correct? 1. air clothes - BrE 2. air out clothes - AmE (I hung my pants outside to air (out).) Thank you. Anonymous

	Clive  +  165888 Sun, 04 Dec 05 03:02 AM Hi, Is this understanding correct? I wonder if you have the wrong expression?  'To air' sounds like you hang something outside to freshen it up, to get rid of stale odours. I'd say people rarely do this. Perhaps you are thinking about laundry? When people do the laundry, in the summer they sometimes hang the clothes outside to dry. If my pants were smelly, I wouldn't hang them outside to air. I'd wash them and then dry them. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,657 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Clive  +  165920 Sun, 04 Dec 05 07:26 AM Hi, Yes, but the subject of the thread is 'air out clothes'. Clive Clive

	nona the brit  +  166515 Mon, 05 Dec 05 03:39 PM I have heard the phrase, but 'to dry' is more common. You might also hang things out to air if they have been in storage and need to freshen up before you use them, i.e. winter blankets. In the UK most houses have an 'airing cupboard' which is where the hot water tank is and there are usually shelves for putting clothes and things up to air. It is where people often store their towels and bed linen too. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.