Re: USAGE: Language revival
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Thursday, December 2, 1999, 23:39 |
Barry Garcia wrote:
> Whoops, sorry to forget to explain it. Anyway, the only people who use
> that slang term here seem to come from Orange county near L.A. (at least
> people I know). I just use undershirt.
It's more widespread than that. I've heard it in use here in Florida,
and I suspect it's pretty common in other parts of the country as well.
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