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*Jacket VS Coat
*Jacket VS Coat
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kingfisher
#82598 Sun, 20 Mar 05 09:30 PM
Hi all,
I really get confused between the followings:-
- Sweater vs Pullover
- Coat vs jacket
- overall vs coverall
- Tank-top VS sleevless
I think the differences are dependent on the dialect ( BrE or AmE), aren't they ?
Thanks in advance
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nona the brit
#82653 Mon, 21 Mar 05 07:49 AM
I'm not sure that it is as simple as that.
From a BrE perspective
Sweater - we know what it means but this is the AmE term
Pullover - the kind of word your granny uses
Jumper - aha - this is the BrE word
coat - a long (past around hip level) top garment
jacket - a short (above around hip level) top garment and also the top half of a suit.
Overall - a large protective apron, worn by cleaners and so on
Coverall - not used
Tank -top - a jumper without sleeves
Sleeveless - really only applied as an adjective rather than a noun. Generally for women's more formal clothes, I wouldn't reallydescribe a T-shirt as sleeveless, but I might say I was wearing a sleevless top when I was dressed up to go out.
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kimolaj
#82792 Mon, 21 Mar 05 07:52 PM
Hi!! I'm from Poland..In my country much more poeple prefer warmer clothes: wooly sweater, jacket etc., but i hate jacket etc. i love t-shirt, shorts
please answear
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