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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread English as global #15692 01/16/01 12:38 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Ohio, USA B bikermom OP journeyman OP bikermom journeyman B Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 96 Ohio, USA I recently heard that a jumper is a sweater. I also learned from my German exchange students that an American sweatshirt is called a sweater by the West German kid and a pullover by the East German kid. The word sweatshirt was never heard of. enthusiast enthusiast Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted English as global bikermom 01/16/01 12:38 AM Re: English as global jmh 01/18/01 10:46 PM Re: English as global maverick 01/19/01 06:08 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 583 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 ddrinnan 1 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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