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[turps]

Help a clueless Brit out. What's the US word for wellies?

ETA: I'm good :)

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[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

*pops in randomly from friendsfriends* rainboots!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

Thank you!

[nikibee.livejournal.com]

lol, I had to google to see what those even were. I would say "galoshes" or "rubber boots."

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Thank you!

[puszysty.livejournal.com]

I'd say galoshes. But I think it depends on what part of the country you're from.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Words are strange things. Also very interesting. It doesn't matter how good I think I get at working out the differences between Brit and US english. I always get something wrong.

[bayouskye.livejournal.com]

I had no idea what "wellies" even were.

*g*

[turps33.livejournal.com]

What, you don't have wellie throwing competitions over there? ;)

[bayouskye.livejournal.com]

Heee!

When I was in college, I had a t-shirt with a little yellow duck wearing red rain boots on the front of it. The caption read, "Duckie says to always wear your rubbers."

It cracked me up!