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Hi, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English
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and today we're going to look at the differences
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between to 'match', to 'fit' and to 'suit'
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when talking about clothes.
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To 'match' simply means that two things
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are the same or very similar
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– that they look good together.
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Your blue shirt matches your blue eyes.
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To 'fit' means that something is the correct size.
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My glasses don't fit.
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This is a fact, not an opinion.
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So if you want to say that you think
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someone looks good in what they're wearing
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to pay them a compliment,
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then we use the verb to 'suit'.
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That dress really suits you.
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Yes, it looks and sounds the same
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as the noun 'a suit'.
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The meaning and how we use it are different
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but the spelling and pronunciation are the same.
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Not /swiːt/, /suːt/.
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