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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 09:50 AM Original message |
Stupid question: What's the difference between a coat & a jacket? |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jacket ends at the waist. Coat is longer. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Okay, got it. Thanks. |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. Well for me, a coat reaches at least to your knees, |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Jacket -- shorter. Coat -- longer. Got it. |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. So do you have a jacket or a coat? |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. But why is formal wear sometimes referred to as coat and tie? |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Hmmmm |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Nothing is simple! |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 06:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. "Formal wear" is usually tuxedo, or tails. Possibly "dinner jacket"? |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think the length pretty much defines them, but I also think of |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Jacket=cool weather Coat= Freaking cold weather. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Then it's a heavy jacket, not a coat... |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Nope. Bought it at London Fog outlet. Tag said coat. It's a coat. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. with regards to suits-- |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. With regard to suits |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. so the jacket of a suit can be any length? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. No |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. so then it takes both a jacket and a coat, a vest, and slacks |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Not really |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. ---okie dokie |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Is that a sports coat you're wearing? Or a sport jacket? |
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kmla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. A coat is a layer of paint. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. jacket |
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Divameow77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. Do they maybe mean the same thing |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. If I call it a jacket, someone in the room will pipe in and say |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 10:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Yes, that clears it up. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-16-06 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
25. the spelling? |
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