A-shirt,/beater for Carol

[Christian Stubø]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter, "Tonks" wrote:
> > Potioncat:
> > Didn't you get the memo? The only approved dress code
> > while posting to HPfGU sites is blue jeans and beaters? 
> > Oops. I mean A-Shirts.
> > ;-)
> 
> Tonks:
> 
> No.. I have been out.. did not get the memo. Beaters as in
> old clothes?? What is an A shirt??  I am usually in my
> nighty.

It's referring to that debate taking place on OTC in April, about 
what words to use for various types of sleveless shirts. It started 
in message 36281, in the topic Closets and Wardrobes, where Carol was 
appalled by the use of the word "wifebeater" for a specific type of 
shirt.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/36281

Wikipedia, for what it's worth, says A-shirt/athletic shirt is a type 
of sleeveless shirt that also is known as "wifebeater", "guinea tee", 
"vest" (the latter in British English), or "semmit" (in Scotland).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeveless_shirt

Best regards
Christian Stubø
who doesn't use A-shirts, wifebeaters, guinea tees, vests or semmits