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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Jumper in BE is sweater in AE. T-shirt is exactly what you think it is. And a Y-shirt is Konglish for a buttoned, or dress, shirt. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: whats a jumper? |
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| schwa wrote: |
Is a T-shirt called a "T" anywhere outside Korea? What do I call the "hood T's" the kids are talking about -- hooded T-shirt?
IN THE UK A T-SHIRT IS A T-SHIRT TOO.
I teach "pants." Trousers is mostly a Brit thing isnt it?
TROUSERS ARE PANTS.
Panties are for girls. Is underpants the best male equivalent?
IN THE UK, GIRLS WEAR KNICKERS AND BOYS WEAR UNDERPANTS AKA Y FRONTS.
Konglish "running" or "running shirt" -- just undershirt?
A RUNNING SHIRT TO ME WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE VESTS THE MARATHON RUNNERS WEAR.
I want to say bathing suit but I think swimsuit is the more widespread usage?
IN THE UK WE USE SWIMMING COSTUME .
I say scarf but the kids often come out with muffler -- is that also correct?
A SCARF IS THE LONG THING WHICH GOES ROUND YOUR NECK.
Do non-Canadians say tuque or is wool hat a better alternative?
I THINK TUQUE IS A CANADIAN TERM. WE USE WOOLLY HAT.
Sports shoes have many names -- is sneakers the most generic?
TRAINERS
Training suits are suddenly popular here -- is that the best term?
I CALL THEM JOGGING SUITS
Oh, & what exactly is a jumper?
A JUMPER IS THE UK EQUIVALENT OF THE US SWEATER
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semphoon
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: Where Nowon is
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| In Korea a "hoodie T" is a hooded sweatshirt (even though the "T" in "T shirt" referes to the shape due to the short sleeves..and "hoodie Ts" dont have short sleeves). |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: whats a jumper? |
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| schwa wrote: |
Konglish "running" or "running shirt" -- just undershirt?
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= "a shirt that one would wear while running (or jogging)"
(Sometimes, Koreans turn what should be a relative clause into an adjective.
"Hey, doesn't that red-shirt-wearing man look familiar?")
So a "running shirt" would be, for example, a t-shirt. |
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