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Bow tie and suspenders would be odd. Bow tie and braces, less so: I think you're suffering from one of those transatlantic dislocations; I have had the reverse experience when attempting to buy suspenders in the US and getting a very odd look from the lady in the lingerie shop...
It's one of those cases where one word means two things, isn't it? Because I looked the word up before I used it--but thought I'd be fine :)
Then again--aren't braces the things you put on your teeth?
Then again--aren't braces the things you put on your teeth?
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keristor.livejournal.com on March 18th, 2011 04:24 pm (UTC)In BrEnglish braces can mean either the things on teeth or the ones to hold up trousers (things to hold up traffic are different), and suspenders are underwear used to hold up stockings.
In AmEnglish 'braces' are on teeth and suspenders hold up pants (which we call trousers).
A young American man going into a British Gentleman's Tailor and asking for vest (meaning a waistcoat), pants, and suspenders, was looked at very oddly. But then that was in the 60s, these days it's probably quite normal and they just think they were appearing in Rocky Horror.
In AmEnglish 'braces' are on teeth and suspenders hold up pants (which we call trousers).
A young American man going into a British Gentleman's Tailor and asking for vest (meaning a waistcoat), pants, and suspenders, was looked at very oddly. But then that was in the 60s, these days it's probably quite normal and they just think they were appearing in Rocky Horror.