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winnie



Joined: 08 May 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:33 pm    Post subject: do you call a scarf a muffler? Reply with quote
I've always associated mufflers with cars.

I was shown in the dictionary that it can mean scarf....however, I've never used the term in reference to a scarf. I think my coteacher thinks I am lying. But I said I have never called a scarf a muffler.

Do you? And if so, what country are you from?
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Mashimaro



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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tiger fancini



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Muffs are those fluffy things one puts on ones ears - I got some nice muffs in Itaewon on Saturday....
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RACETRAITOR



Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:40 pm    Post subject: Re: do you call a scarf a muffler? Reply with quote
Muffler can mean scarf, but I also don't know anyone who uses it like that. It's like saying "automobile."
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is correct. It is strange to my ears, but some apparently still say it.
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Smee



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmm, then what's that thing that goes around the hands? You see it in old-timey movies, usually made of fur and worn by women. I thought that was a muffler.
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bourquetheman



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:28 pm    Post subject: Heard it and used it... Reply with quote
I've both heard and used it over the years. I'm from Canada so it could be that it's used more in Canada but not sure. But hey, I also say Chesterfield sometimes instead of sofa (got it from my parents) so who knows.....
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laogaiguk



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Heard it and used it... Reply with quote
bourquetheman wrote:
I've both heard and used it over the years. I'm from Canada so it could be that it's used more in Canada but not sure. But hey, I also say Chesterfield sometimes instead of sofa (got it from my parents) so who knows.....


My Mother says Chesterfield all the time. And lots of other British words I forget now. I never really picked it up though.
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kermo



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tiger fancini wrote:
Muffs are those fluffy things one puts on ones ears - I got some nice muffs in Itaewon on Saturday....


We called those "earmuffs" in Canada, and I've always understood "muffs" (in the un-naughty sense) to refer to this kind of thing.

But now I've seen the word "muff" so many times that it no longer looks like a word.
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tiger fancini



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here are said muffs...

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munji



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:28 am    Post subject: Re: do you call a scarf a muffler? Reply with quote
winnie wrote:
I've always associated mufflers with cars.


If you're from USA/Canada, that'd be pretty likely...

winnie wrote:

I was shown in the dictionary that it can mean scarf....however, I've never used the term in reference to a scarf. I think my coteacher thinks I am lying. But I said I have never called a scarf a muffler.

Do you? And if so, what country are you from?


My grandpa used to call it a muffler. British-influence. I still call it muffler, if I am around one.
More info at dict.org , where a muffler is a kind of scarf, but just about anything used for muffling is a muffler Wink
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Privateer



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:47 am    Post subject: Re: Heard it and used it.