>>>For Dragan.
>>>
>>>Excuse the paraphrase of (I think) Oscar Wilde. For one of your lists:
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>>>Hairdressing:
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>>>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

A retainer and braces are not the same thing. Here typically braces are worn for a couple of years and then when the braces are removed, a retainer is worn during the night only. Are both really referred to as 'braces' in the UK? Braces are attached and a retainer is not.