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tphollandtoday at 2:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

And the word "suspenders" in British English means what Americans would call a garter belt, hence it sounding particularly odd over here.


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graemeptoday at 2:51 PM

That is what I had in mind. I was also wondering what American call them so thanks for answering that.

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drcongotoday at 2:31 PM

The US usage is much kinkier