Re: OT: Merry Christmas!

Quoting "Ph. D." <phild@...>:

> Andreas Johansson wrote:
> >
> > At 20 C, I wear a jumper or not depending on activity. I
> > suppose that part of the source of confusion is that I don't
> > consider "jumper weather" to be cold -- when it's cold, you've
> > got a jacket over the jumper. Outdoors temperatures of
> > twenty or more centigrade are decidedly summery.
>
>
> I'm going to assume "jumper" means something like "sweater"
> outside of the United States. Here when I hear of a "jumper,"
> I picture a dress with wide straps which girls wear over a
> regular shirt.
My dictionary provides "sweater" and "jersey" for the Swedish word I'd use for
the things. Sleeved thing of some tolerably warm material, normally pulled on
over the head. Worn over a t-shirt or similar.

Of course, I might've misunderstood what Tristan takes the term to mean ...

                                                     Andreas