tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post1988824694257260824..comments2024-03-10T10:12:47.522+01:00Comments on Weighty matters: Anorak?Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-39106354128172156882010-06-02T21:33:24.161+02:002010-06-02T21:33:24.161+02:00That is a very interesting story.
We each have our...That is a very interesting story.<br />We each have our own things that fascinate us!Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-56412784562087136042010-06-02T17:45:21.400+02:002010-06-02T17:45:21.400+02:00We call them 'anoraks' too! In England it...We call them 'anoraks' too! In England it has become a word which means 'someone who is obsessed with something that most people might consider uninteresting or boring'. Trainspotters are 'anoraks', and so would someone be who made a detailed study of ... for instance .. telegraph poles, or used glass bottles. I think it comes from the fact that many of the early 'anoraks' actually wore these quilted nylon hooded and zipped jackets in the pursuit of their hobby! Is that the same in Holland?jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/4205/abc-with-the-greyhounds-the-letter-t/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-56811025296049543312010-06-02T02:35:23.466+02:002010-06-02T02:35:23.466+02:00I thought an anorak was a hoodie, not just any old...I thought an anorak was a hoodie, not just any old coat.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-85318530844040531792010-06-01T18:17:36.577+02:002010-06-01T18:17:36.577+02:00Yep, in Europe an anorak is a coat as well. A bori...Yep, in Europe an anorak is a coat as well. A boring one: not long, not short, just somewhere in between...Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1459431979539476850.post-21755758444337854112010-06-01T17:06:55.794+02:002010-06-01T17:06:55.794+02:00In the US, an anorak is a coat.In the US, an anorak is a coat.Misfit in Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324459879738127303noreply@blogger.com