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Originally Posted by Gailh
Anyway what's wrong with good sensible, cotton, English Granny knickers?
Do americans actually call them knickers?
Gail
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Actually, I was just about to ask what knickers were, then I reread the article again and figured it out....
I believe "knickers," as Americans know them, are short, knee-length pants that young guys used to wear in the early decades of the 20th century. Correct me if I'm wrong, though....
Andrea
(who definitely grew up on the wrong side of the pond!)