Translation Tuesday–The Other English!

Happy Tuesday, GLNers!  Hoping for a sunny day today…  A close friend, who resides in London, was recently teaching me the British way of speaking English.  This might surprise a non-native English speaker:  American English vocabulary often differs from British English.  Here is a “translation” of names for articles of clothing that could be handy when you shop overseas, get dressed in the morning or talk to a friend from the UK:

US–UK

sweater–jumper

pants–trousers

underpants–pants

Finally, just in case the weather forecast is correct for today, did you bring your umbrella–also known as a brolly….?

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