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Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK?

#24923 03/27/01 02:13 PM

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"Dress" would now be my word of choice (in UK) over "Frock" which sounds old fashioned

What about the diference between BE and AE in the meaning of pants? It is my understanding that in the UK, if one goes into a shop and asks to see pants, one is directed to underwear instead of trousers, as would happen in the USA. Also, the streamlined fairings around aircraft wheels are spats in the UK, and pants in the USA, where the term "spats" is archaic. And, as we all know, we can't have archaic and eat it too.

Now, not being a transvestite, don't one of you Brits call me a frocking idiot!

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"Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? Max Quordlepleen 03/26/01 10:49 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? wwh 03/27/01 12:48 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? Max Quordlepleen 03/27/01 12:54 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? NicholasW 03/27/01 07:51 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? rodward 03/27/01 08:43 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? belligerentyouth 03/27/01 10:53 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? Marianna 03/27/01 11:30 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? inselpeter 03/27/01 11:35 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? maverick 03/27/01 11:06 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? Geoff 03/27/01 02:13 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? wwh 03/27/01 02:27 PM

Re: Smart /crazy/nuts/insane wow 03/28/01 02:10 PM

Re: Smart /crazy/nuts/insane Bobyoungbalt 03/28/01 03:16 PM

Re: Smart /crazy/nuts/insane Faldage 03/28/01 03:32 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? wow 03/27/01 02:36 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? inselpeter 03/27/01 11:27 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? rodward 03/27/01 11:52 AM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? Jackie 03/27/01 12:24 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? garynamy 03/27/01 12:26 PM

Re: "Smart" - many meanings wow 03/27/01 01:47 PM

Re: "Smart" - many meanings belMarduk 03/27/01 02:08 PM

Re: "Smart" - many meanings belMarduk 03/27/01 02:12 PM

Re: "Smart" - many meanings inselpeter 03/27/01 02:47 PM

Re: "Smart" not used for "intelligent" in the UK? inselpeter 03/27/01 02:41 PM

insane/crazy Sparteye 03/27/01 06:56 PM

Re: insane/crazy belMarduk 03/27/01 07:04 PM

Re: insane/crazy inselpeter 03/27/01 07:21 PM

Re: insane/crazy shanks 03/28/01 09:16 AM

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Re: inflammable puns wow 03/28/01 07:50 PM

Re: insane/crazy Max Quordlepleen 03/28/01 10:49 PM

Re: insane/crazy Bobyoungbalt 03/29/01 04:05 PM

Re: insane/crazy maverick 03/29/01 04:09 PM

Re: insane/crazy Faldage 03/29/01 04:20 PM

Re: insane/crazy maverick 03/29/01 04:55 PM

Re: insane/crazy Faldage 03/29/01 06:15 PM

Re: insane/crazy Bobyoungbalt 03/29/01 07:00 PM

Re: insane/crazy of troy 03/29/01 07:14 PM

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Re: insane/crazy wwh 03/30/01 01:28 PM

Re: insane/crazy inselpeter 03/30/01 01:37 PM

Re: insane/crazy Bingley 04/01/01 01:12 PM

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Re: insane/crazy Bingley 04/02/01 12:55 PM

redundant doublets Sparteye 03/30/01 03:15 PM

Re: redundant doublets Anonymous 03/30/01 05:21 PM

Re: insane/crazy Bingley 03/28/01 04:30 AM

Re: insane AND crazy NicholasW 03/28/01 06:52 AM

Further mad/angry problems shanks 03/28/01 09:20 AM

Re: Further mad/angry problems belMarduk 03/28/01 03:50 PM

Re: Further mad/angry problems of troy 03/28/01 09:46 PM

Re: Further mad/angry problems Bingley 03/29/01 04:47 AM

Re: Further mad/angry problems shanks 03/29/01 07:56 AM

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