I'm hanging the clothes up on the washing pole...

[lee12jan]

Hi,

Is it right ?

I'm hanging the clothes up on the washing pole.

[Inga]

I think on will be enough, but I'm not sure of the expression 'washing pole' (I don't know it, actually.) May be 'the washing line'?
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[Molly]

[Haihao]

As Inga said, I think too that 'washing line' should have been applied and 'up' could be omitted without grammatical error. However, with 'up', the sentence would add a motion to the picture that the clothes are being hung up onto the washing line and suggest at the same time that the washing line is higher than the housewife/maid/etc.

[Inga]

OK, I see (washing pole is the same?)
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[Molly]

[lee12jan]

Hi, Molly, and Inqa:

I know washing line, and I think you may never seen the washing pole, it's about 2 meters long, solid pole made of wood.
thanks for your suggestion

[Haihao]

I think a pole is a long and hard stick thing but not a soft line. If you say 'washing pole' I feel it must be some kind of 'window washing poles' which are hard and stick out of window so you don't hang cleaned clothes 'up on' them.