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Can someone help me to solve this problem?
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HOLYMARY_852
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Can someone help me to solve this problem?
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What is the difference between pants and trousers ?
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28 Jun 2009
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anitarobi
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Pants is American English, whereas trousers is British. |
28 Jun 2009
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libertybelle
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That is true - pants is American and trousers is British - but, but, but my dad always said that trousers are also the same as slacks -usually pants with a crease down the front.
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28 Jun 2009
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Vickiii
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Not to be confused with panties which are womens undies also known as underwear
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28 Jun 2009
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cookingongas
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Being British, I wear my pants (underwear for men) under my trousers.
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28 Jun 2009
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Mietz
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In British English pants are underwear = panties. According to my dictionary it �s more colloquial, but I �ve heard it regularly used in my Au-pair families.
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28 Jun 2009
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Spagman63
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Underwear is not only panties. :) I don �t wear panties. Panties are for girls/women.
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28 Jun 2009
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Mietz
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@ Spagman63
Of course you are right. 
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28 Jun 2009
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Apodo
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We have pants and underpants.
And in women �s clothing advertisements I �ve seen:
Ladies � pant. (meaning long trousers) Ugh! Here �s an example.
I just noticed they left out the apostrophe after ladies.
I wonder why the ladies are short of breath?  |
28 Jun 2009
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