…and many other false friends refer to clothing, so I'm going to explore some in April.
pants [pænts] This is the most well known. The British pants are called “underpants” in the US, whereas the US pants are called “trousers” in Britain. So in the US you could compliment someone on the style or colour of his pants, but in Britain you wouldn’t (or at least shouldn’t) be able to see them.
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