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Re: USAGE: turquoise badminton waistcoat (was: Re: USAGERe:Language revival)

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Friday, December 3, 1999, 22:35
Steg Belsky wrote:

> Wow, so *that*'s the difference between a "jacket" and a "coat"....i've > always used them interchangeably in the "cold-weather gear" sense, except > when "jacket" could be mistaken for "suit/sports jacket".
Yeah, me too. I've never made a distinction between the two, nor have I met anyone who does. Of course, neither I nor anyone here would need to make the distinction. ====================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ======================================