Re: British v. American Vocabulary (Update)


11 Sep 1995 17:25:00 GMT

JZahn (jzahn@aol.com) wrote:
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: American British
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: panties knickers
: (Technically, in America, only females usually wear "panties"
: while males wear "undershorts" or "underpants" or "boxer shorts". Is
: there British cognate?)

I think most men and women use the term "underwear," which you
didn't mention. :)