How do you know we mean trousers? For all you know, we're all running about in our shreddies...

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PlaidPooka wrote:[color=blue]
Charles Gifford Wrote:

"Bob (this one)" wrote


I'm just speculating idly here, so feel free to cut my hawsers. The
OED
won't be of much help here I think. An American food with a borrowed
name
not in use in America. Why? Dunno really. It works though. Unlike the
American use of pants when they mean trousers.

Charlie


How do you know we mean trousers? For all you know, we're all running
about in our shreddies...


Oh no! Akk! Run away! Shreddies are those long thermal undies that
RAF aircrew wear under their immersion suits and G suits, to keep them
warm when they fall out of their aircraft into the North Sea - so called
because of the knits resemblance to a certain famous breakfast cereal.

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"PlaidPooka" wrote in message
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Charles Gifford Wrote:
"Bob (this one)" wrote


I'm just speculating idly here, so feel free to cut my hawsers. The
OED
won't be of much help here I think. An American food with a borrowed
name
not in use in America. Why? Dunno really. It works though. Unlike the
American use of pants when they mean trousers.

Charlie

How do you know we mean trousers? For all you know, we're all running
about in our shreddies...


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PlaidPooka

In my part of this thread I was referring to the odd use of language by
Americans. Your response was humorous though!

Charlie