Verbal Expressions

by Antonio de Pádua
(Brazil)

Could I say: "this shirt is handmade". If not, could I say: "this laundry is hand-done? Hi Antonio, great question. The difference between make and do can be very frustrating, especially when you start to use expressions that only use one or the other.

In this case the correct expression is hand-made. So whenever you want to say that something was "made by hand" you can say it is handmade.

Note: We wouldn't really say that laundry is handmade because laundry is referring to clothing that needs to be cleaned. You could say that your clothes are handmade though.

Have a great day!

Diana