Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 14:02:07 -0500
From: Ronald Butters amspeech[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ACPUB.DUKE.EDU
Subject: SNEAKERS vs.PLIMPSOLES (Bounced Mail)
It is (or used to be) regional. The Brits cal them PLIMPSOLES. There was an
article about this in AMERICAN SPEECH several years ago. Check it out
--it will tell you a lot of what you want to know.
On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, POLSKY ELLEN S wrote:
Is the "sneaker"-"tennis shoe" distinction purely regional? Do some
people use both with a different meaning attached to each? I come from
Phila., and I used to use only the term "sneaker", but out here in
Boulder, Colorado, it seems that "tennis shoe" is used exclusively. Any
insight?