Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 09:00:09 -0600

From: EJOHNSON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUVX2.MEMPHIS.EDU

Subject: Re: sneakers



I'm not sure if this is idiosyncratic, regional, or what, but I use sneakers to

mean those cheap canvas ones that are wwworn in the summer and come in a

rainbow of colors (I have some with sequins glued on), and tennis shoes to mean

the fancier running, walking, basketball, etc ad nauseum shoes.



Ellen JOhnson

ejohnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cc.memphis.edu





From: IN%"ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uga.cc.uga.edu" "American Dialect Society" 29-NOV-1995 18:11:27.85

Subj: sneakers



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?



Ellen S. Polsky (Ellen.Polsky[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]Colorado.EDU)