Mobile rang 2 people at same time

Newcad

J_B said:

Newcad said:

It's in a similar class to 'pocket calling' where your bum or leg calls someone in your contacts.
Tip, put your phone in your pants pocket with the screen facing outwards to avoid that happening.

I don't have pockets in my pants - did you mean trousers?

No, I'm English and live in England - we wear pants.*

What goes underneath are called underpants. (or knickers if you are female).

We only call pants 'trousers' if we are being posh (pretentious) or shopping for new pants.

*Yes I do know that it's adopted from the French 'Pantalon' and even further back to Italian.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/pants-word-origin

J_B

Newcad said:

J_B said:

Newcad said:

It's in a similar class to 'pocket calling' where your bum or leg calls someone in your contacts.
Tip, put your phone in your pants pocket with the screen facing outwards to avoid that happening.

I don't have pockets in my pants - did you mean trousers?

No, I'm English and live in England - we wear pants.*

What goes underneath are called underpants. (or knickers if you are female).

We only call pants 'trousers' if we are being posh (pretentious) or shopping for new pants.

*Yes I do know that it's adopted from the French 'Pantalon' and even further back to Italian.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/pants-word-origin

I'm also English from England and have *never* heard anyone call them pants, apart from on american TV programs.

Hey Ho

elsien

Ditto. I wear pants underneath my trousers,  not knickers. Don’t know anyone British who calls trousers pants. 

noitsnotme

Englishman in England here too and I’ve always worn pants under my trousers.  I’ve never heard any English person call trousers ‘pants’ either and I’m certainly not posh.

facade

Newcad said:

J_B said:

Newcad said:

It's in a similar class to 'pocket calling' where your bum or leg calls someone in your contacts.
Tip, put your phone in your pants pocket with the screen facing outwards to avoid that happening.

I don't have pockets in my pants - did you mean trousers?

No, I'm English and live in England - we wear pants.*

What goes underneath are called underpants. (or knickers if you are female).

We only call pants 'trousers' if we are being posh (pretentious) or shopping for new pants.

*Yes I do know that it's adopted from the French 'Pantalon' and even further back to Italian.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/pants-word-origin

Interesting about Pantalone I thought he was a made up character in an anime I watched, now I know they took his appearance and name straight from Italian theatre.

You learn something new every day.

Newcad

I guess it's a regional thing then, I'm originally from Bolton and now live in Cumbria.

Everyone I know wears pants, unless they have their jeans or shorts on (plus the ocassional kilt, we aren't that far from the border).

PS.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canterbury-Stadium-Pants-Black-Medium/dp/B073V6JHLC

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PUMJV-Puma-LIGA-Sideline-Sweatpants/dp/B0786RC11K

or covering both: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Multi-Pockets-Combat-Trousers/dp/B09NHPNT4B