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Old 25th June 2012, 06:58 PM
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It's an Americanism that has entered the English language

An American woman would wear a pant suit - pants and a matching jacket

An English woman would wear a trouser suit - trousers and a matching jacket

In American, the word 'pants' means trousers. Panties means knickers

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None of this is new to me...

...that they might say "pant suit" in Wales was however!

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Old 25th June 2012, 07:03 PM
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They also call trousers 'pants' in Northern England, South Africa, and Australia.

Trousers is a word primarily and almost exclusively used in the south of England.

I have a South African friend who moved over to Surrey to work and study for a few years. On moving she walked into M&S and asked a sales assistant to show her where the pants were. Imagine her horror when he led her into the lingerie section.
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Old 25th June 2012, 07:06 PM
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They also call trousers 'pants' in Northern England, South Africa, and Australia.

Trousers is a word primarily and almost exclusively used in the south of England.
Are you suggesting I'm a Southern softie?

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Old 25th June 2012, 07:07 PM
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Although the original is better, I quite like this version and, if you don't hold the original as a sacred cow, it's well worth watching.
I think it will be one of those films that if it's on sky I'll watch. I have watched countless dire remakes that way before.
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Old 25th June 2012, 07:10 PM
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More dvd's arrived today. Of course the pile wasn't as high as I hoped! There should me more coming this week, I need more!

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They also call trousers 'pants' in Northern England, South Africa, and Australia.
I know Northern England is a big place and I only live in one small part of it, but I've never met anyone who referred to trousers as pants. I knew a South African woman who had lived here for a few years and she still called them pants, though I suspect she knew exactly what to say in shops!
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More dvd's arrived today. Of course the pile wasn't as high as I hoped! There should me more coming this week, I need more!
The word Addict comes to mind there! Not like me or the rest of us on here of course.
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Old 25th June 2012, 07:13 PM
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Are you suggesting I'm a Southern softie?

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It's okay Suze - I'm a southern softie, too.
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Old 25th June 2012, 07:18 PM
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I know Northern England is a big place and I only live in one small part of it, but I've never met anyone who referred to trousers as pants. I knew a South African woman who had lived here for a few years and she still called them pants, though I suspect she knew exactly what to say in shops!
It's very common throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire to call trousers pants. I'm not saying that everyone who lives in Northern England calls them pants, though.

I'm living in 'pants' country at the moment, and I take extra care to call them trousers at every available opportunity.
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More dvd's arrived today. Of course the pile wasn't as high as I hoped! There should me more coming this week, I need more!
Spoken like a true addict

That's a great start though. Dead Ringers is a favourite. The last time I watched it was with my Mum - she actually really enjoyed it.
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