"Clique": kleek? klick? breeches
sagehen
sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Wed Jan 4 23:10:15 UTC 2006
>How about 'breeches"? This was an active part of my vocabulary growing
>up, not some word I learned thru reading. For my family, it was always
>'britches.' Whenever I hear someone say 'breeches' I think that person
>doesn't know the word except thru reading (It also sounds way toooo long.)
>Fritz J
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Definitely, "britches." [Similarly, "vittles", spelled _victuals_.]
AM
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