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Re: USAGE: Language revival

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Thursday, December 2, 1999, 9:10
Ed Heil wrote:

> Barry Garcia wrote: > > > 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) > > As an aid to the baffled non-Americans on the list, let me explain > that this refers to the stereotype of the sort of person who wears > nothing but a sleeveless undershirt around the house.
...and some baffled Americans on the list. Who uses this term? ====================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ======================================