another lingual boo boo...
The word "pants" in England corresponds to the American word "panties."
This caused trouble for me, as I often said things like:
"My pants are wet," during a rain
and
"I have sand in my pants," after a walk on the beach.
Phrases like these seemed to bring shrills of laughter from the Lauren.
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Ha! That is so funny TQ! Hope you finally got some sleep...
I had a similar "pants" experience living in France. I was in front of a class of jr. high French kids doing a lesson on clothing. I used "pants" of course in the lesson. The British born teacher and two British English trained student teachers watching from the back of the classroom could barely contain themselves. The kids thought it was great.
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