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Old 02-22-2010, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen View Post
Growing up they were always thongs here in my corner of Canada, specifically referring to the toe separator ones. It's only in the last 10 years I've started calling them flip flops or sandals, just so I don't confuse people lol (although, to me, they're only flip flops if they don't have the toe thing, and they're only sandals if they have straps).
We used the word "thongs" for any flip-flop type of shoe in New England, too.

My newest verbal/written pet peeve - people who post philosophical quotes in their Facebook updates. Usually these people exist on the other end of the spectrum that their "message" occupies.
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