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Commons:Village pump

‎Costumes vs. clothing
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Jmabel -- I think the word "costume" is meant as in [[:Category:National costumes]], and not in the sense of Batman outfits... [[User:AnonMoos|AnonMoos]] ([[User talk:AnonMoos|talk]]) 15:58, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Jmabel -- I think the word "costume" is meant as in [[:Category:National costumes]], and not in the sense of Batman outfits... [[User:AnonMoos|AnonMoos]] ([[User talk:AnonMoos|talk]]) 15:58, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

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:I think that category is poorly defined in it's blurb as well, just mixing up the two in a random fashion (get it, fashion?
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:I think that category is poorly defined in it's blurb as well, just mixing up the two in a random fashion (get it, fashion?)

:Costume better defines something you wear to make you look like something you're not. Dress doesn't, but people (especially men) might avoid using the word 'dress' to describe what they wear everyday, to avoid the ambiguity of being a transvestite. I don't think there is a need to avoid it when referring to mixed groups of people, as it's the dictionary definition. 'national dress' would be less derogatory than 'national costumes', it avoids the transvestite thing by referring to a whole population, and avoids labelling that population as 'silly' which often goes with the concept of 'costume'. Should ask for opinions of grammar and language experts, or consult the best references available. [[User:Penyulap|'''Penyulap''']][[User talk:Penyulap| ☏]] 17:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

:Costume better defines something you wear to make you look like something you're not. Dress doesn't, but people (especially men) might avoid using the word 'dress' to describe what they wear everyday, to avoid the ambiguity of being a transvestite. I don't think there is a need to avoid it when referring to mixed groups of people, as it's the dictionary definition. 'national dress' would be less derogatory than 'national costumes', it avoids the transvestite thing by referring to a whole population, and avoids labelling that population as 'silly' which often goes with the concept of 'costume'. Should ask for opinions of grammar and language experts, or consult the best references available. [[User:Penyulap|'''Penyulap''']][[User talk:Penyulap| ☏]] 17:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

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