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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Footwear #22505 03/12/01 10:27 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Americans never refer to their shoes as "boots", unless they actually *are* boots (they're gaining in popularity again, incidentally...) We do call babies' shoes "booties", though, but only the soft-soled sock-like things; if they have soles, then they're called shoes. is it the same over there? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Footwear Bobyoungbalt 03/12/01 06:43 PM Re: Footwear Anonymous 03/12/01 10:27 PM Re: Footwear wwh 03/12/01 10:55 PM Re: Footwear NicholasW 03/13/01 09:11 AM Re: Footwear Bingley 03/13/01 09:59 AM Re: Footwear maverick 03/13/01 12:41 PM Re: Footwear Bingley 03/13/01 05:13 AM Re: Footwear belligerentyouth 03/13/01 07:49 AM Re: Footwear wow 03/13/01 01:27 PM Re: Footwear maverick 03/13/01 01:38 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Marianna 03/13/01 01:44 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots of troy 03/14/01 01:05 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots belligerentyouth 03/14/01 01:43 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Anonymous 03/14/01 03:34 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Bobyoungbalt 03/14/01 04:21 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots maverick 03/14/01 04:30 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots of troy 03/14/01 04:32 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Bobyoungbalt 03/15/01 05:17 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots maverick 03/16/01 01:40 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Fiberbabe 03/16/01 02:37 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots maverick 03/16/01 06:30 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots wow 03/14/01 04:46 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots Bean 03/15/01 11:17 AM Pump my hair... musick 03/14/01 11:07 PM Re: FM boots and DM boots paulb 03/15/01 11:51 AM blunnies belligerentyouth 03/15/01 01:03 PM Re: Footwear wwh 03/13/01 02:08 PM Re: Footwear Anonymous 03/13/01 04:13 PM Re: Footwear maverick 03/13/01 05:09 PM Re: Footwear wwh 03/13/01 05:18 PM Re: Footwear maverick 03/13/01 05:33 PM Re: Footwear wwh 03/13/01 10:31 PM Re: Footwear Rouspeteur 03/14/01 04:15 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,012 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 987 guests, and 11 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,968 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,957 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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