>>>For Dragan.
>>>
>>>Excuse the paraphrase of (I think) Oscar Wilde. For one of your lists:
>>>
>>>Hairdressing:
>>>
>>>US Bang = UK Fringe
>>>US Pompadour = UK Quiff.
>>>
>>>Not sure of the US terms but men can have sideburns, sideboards or louse-ladders.
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>>Perfect - none of the expressions make any sense to me, except sideburns (which is only something I know, and it does make _some_ sense, but not much :). The last is ingenious, though :).
>
>BTW, Dragan, you're always going on about the paucity of words in English, well it seems the US is richer:
>
>US Suspenders (keep your trousers up) - UK Braces
>US Retainer (shape the teeth) - UK Braces

But we also use braces for shape the teeth. AIUI (and I was fortunate enough never to have or have to pay for othodontia), braces are the active part of the system--what you have while the remolding is happening, then a retainer is what you use afterward to keep the change in place.

Tamar