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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 23:54 on 26th July 2008 A jumper in England is what Americans call sweaters. Your jumpers are called bib dresses in England or just dresses (bib style). |
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 00:11 on 27th July 2008 What do Americans then call clothing named after James Brudenell; 7th Earl of Cardigan? He was just as famously known for leading the Charge Of The Light Brigade in 1854. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:17 on 27th July 2008 I think they lump them under sweaters Paul. But we'll wait to hear from a real American as I have been known to be wrong (though not often ) |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:12 on 27th July 2008 You're right, Sue. There are 2 kinds of sweaters, pullovers and cardigans. Cardigans are the button downs, pullovers well, obviously, are the ones you pull over your head. Kind of like the fisherman sweaters from the W. coast of Ireland, Paul. I thought dresses were called frocks in England, Sue? And I guess I was thinking bib overalls when I took a wrong guess at what a jumper was. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 04:00 on 27th July 2008 Bib overalls are called dungarees in England. We stole that one from India I believe. |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 04:08 on 27th July 2008 When I was a small girl, jeans were called dungarees. That was before they were the popular where anywhere garment they are today. |
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:19 on 27th July 2008 ive got a lot of jumpers and all |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:47 on 27th July 2008 Pullovers, sweaters, jumpers and cardigans are used here, dungarees are the same really as overalls,used to cover everyday clothing when your doing dirty jobs (and don't take that the wrong way Ray & Wolf lol) i've never heard of bib overalls. |
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 11:51 on 27th July 2008 I wear a fetching shade of dark blue, Jason, a fetching shade of green, Wolf wears white, Denzil wears a smock. lol |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 15:14 on 27th July 2008 I bet Denzil's smock is a nice shade of s**t brown lol |