[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: UK v US language difficulties reply to post from MAIN

[Mrs. Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)]

[Geoff B.]:
| I mean, why do I put on trousers and trainers and a jumper (or a 
| sweater) when my US counterpart has to put on pants, sneakers 
| and a sweater? Mark you I'm already wearing pants before I put 
| on trousers......
| 
| Funny old thing, language.

[Lee]:
Which leads me to another Brit/US thing.  I have a friend who hadd a British
co-worker who called that garment with long legs on it "Striders."  What be
the dif between striders and trousers?

Cheers,

Lee :-)
(Who just got her computer back from super-major replacement of 90% of it's
parts and is trying oh so desperately to put things back to rights!)