Timeline for Words with different meanings in American and British English
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| Jan 5, 2012 at 23:03 | history | edited | RegDwigнt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 10, 2011 at 12:46 | comment | added | Charles | Sure, there are plenty of ways to bait people by judicious choice of wording. But when used normally it doesn't cause confusion. | |
| May 10, 2011 at 0:21 | comment | added | staticsan | You'd think so, but it was a popular game in comedy circles a few years ago for Aussie comedians to bait unaware Americans. | |
| May 9, 2011 at 20:14 | comment | added | Charles | Americans should be aware of it since the 'footwear' meaning is used in AmE as well--though it's much less common than the 'underwear' meaning. | |
| S Apr 14, 2011 at 4:15 | history | answered | staticsan | CC BY-SA 3.0 | |
| S Apr 14, 2011 at 4:15 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki |