Sweaters, Sweat Shirts, Jackets and Coat (Updated)

Jacket: an outer garment extending either to the waist or the hips, typically having sleeves and a fastening down the front.

Sweaters: a knitted garment typically with long sleeves, worn over the upper body.

Sweat Shirts: a loose, heavy shirt, typically made of cotton, worn when exercising or as leisurewear.

Coat: an outer garment worn outdoors, having sleeves and typically extending below the hips.

Now you know the definitions. So, now when our friend calls their jacket a sweater, you can feel smart and correct them. (Don't be a jerk about it though) Then if you come to an argument you can just come here. If they're still pretty sure that they are correct, you can go to google.com and show that these definitions are the same.

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This is an updated version of Sweaters, Sweat Shirts, Jackets and Coat that I wrote 11ish years ago. Story behind why this update exists can be found in my blog post The Hilarious Moment That Has Been Building for Over 11 Years.

I kept as much of the original post as possible (including the hilarious, "(Don't be a jerk about it though)" (although the 'it' was added because apparently I forgot it in the original, haha)). I just updated the definitions, the grammar, and the last sentence is phrased differently (but the rough same idea gets across). I decided to even keep the name in its same form even though there should be a comma after Jackets and Coat should be pluralized.