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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.  1996.

7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy

§ 48. clothes


The pronunciation (klz) has been recorded in various dictionaries since the 1700s including Samuel Johnson’s (1755) and Noah Webster’s (1828). The pronunciation (klthz), while not incorrect, is sometimes considered pedantic. Either pronunciation is acceptable, but (klz) is much more common.    1


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