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Re: USAGE: Language revival

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Thursday, December 2, 1999, 7:21
ray.brown@freeuk.com writes:
>You wear it under your shirt when the weather's cold :)
Hmm. Undershirt is what i'm thinking of. Otherwise known in slang as "wifebeater" (if it is the sleveless type)
> > >I confess I am not au fait with US clothing terminology. I do know that >our >pants become underpants over there - that's probably why I got *undervest >wrong :=( > >Acyually the term 'underpants' is more & more often used here - but we >still wear trousers (or jeans) on the outside :)
Trousers, at least where I live seem to apply more to pants that are not jeans, but not slacks.
> > >But I don't think I can face a long thread on clothing terminology ;) > >Ray.
I dont think I could either.