Thread: What trips you up when reading books from different English-speaking countries?
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Old 01-15-2022, 12:04 PM   #114
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Originally Posted by gmw View Post
Hmm... no one has mentioned thongs. When an Australian puts thongs on their feet it can - so I am told - conjure strange imagery to residents of other countries.
They (footwear) were thongs (or Zori) when I was a teenager in the 50's in Santa Barbara. I had to look up 'Flip flops' to verify my guess when I came across the term while reading.
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