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		Vecr on Jan 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Marines defeat DARPA robot by hiding under a ca... What's wrong with "I put on my clothing"? Sounds mostly fine, it's just longer.

frosted-flakes on Jan 25, 2023 [–]

It's not idiomatic. No one actually says that.

ghaff on Jan 25, 2023 | [–]

I wouldn't say that as an absolute statement, but in US English (at least the regional dialects I'm most familiar with), "throw on some clothes," "the clothes I'm wearing," etc. certainly sound more natural.

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