Re: Spelling pronunciations

Pascal A. Kramm wrote:

>On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:11:42 +1100, Tristan Mc Leay
><conlang@...> wrote:
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>>Ray Brown wrote:
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>>>So British _vest_ is the American _undershirt_? Sort of logical, I
>>>guess -
>>>except that over here there are some guys who, when the weathers warmer,
>>>don't wear the vest/undershirt under anything  :)
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>>I think I finally understand! (I've always heard people say that one
>>groups 'vest' is another's 'waistcoat', but had no idea what either
>>group meant by either term.) Australians call these devices _singlets_
>>unless I'm mistaken ('singlet' is appropriate for most sleeveless tops).
>>And I think we use the American meaning for _vest_.
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>In German we have the word "Weste", which only refers to some sort of
>sleeveless jackets always worn on top of other top garments, no more.
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That sounds like what I had in mind for 'vest', though I would've said
'... refers to a particular sort of ...' (and these are an example of
sleeveless tops that can't be called singlets).

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Tristan.