Re: OT: Merry Christmas!
| From: | Tristan McLeay <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 26, 2004, 23:24 |
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On 27 Dec 2004, at 10.17 am, Ph. D. wrote:
> 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.
Oh yes, I'd forgot that! (Precisely 'sweater' or 'pullover'.) I've
confused Americans before with it :/ But I have no idea what you mean
by jumper, dresses aren't especially common informally any more, and I
don't often find myself where formal dress is appropriate (maybe once a
year).
(Q. What do you get if you cross a kangaroo with a sheep?
A. Woolly jumpers all over Australia!)
--
Tristan.
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