Re: Receipt [ was : needrestart - how to supress ncurses gui]
On Sun 25 Jul 2021 at 20:43:02 +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 03:30:39PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 03:21:54PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote:
> > > On 2021-07-25 11:13 a.m., Brian wrote:
> > > > Belt and braces? We see you believe in it. :)
> > > What do you mean by this ?
> > > Belt and braces ??
> >
> > "Braces" is a British term for suspenders. The American version of
> > this would be "belt and suspenders".
> >
> > If you're not familiar with *either* of these, it means "having
> > redundancy". Wearing both a belt and a set of suspenders gives you
> > two ways to prevent your pants from falling down. Both have to fail
> > before your pants fall down.
> >
>
> Be careful: three countries divided by a common language here [.ca, .us and
> .uk :)
.ie, ,jm .au, .nz etc.
> Belt and braces == British english for two ways to keep your trousers up.
> [Braces == US/CA "suspenders" == webbing/elastic that goes from the trouser
> top over the shoulders to the trouser top and clips to this.]
>
> "Suspenders" in UK are used with old fashioned silk stockings and a garter belt
> or similar: small clips to hook the stockings to. The sort of thing you might
> see in a burlesque show, maybe, or for a fancy dress party.
Or to spice up a husband and wife Saturday night. :) [OFF-TOPIC].
> Pants in UK == undergarments (men's underpants, normally).
>
> So yes, belt and braces is redundancy: when my braces broke as I was in
> church getting married, my suit trousers didn't have belt loops - so I
> had some difficulties :)
Not later on, we hope. :)
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