Today I am wearing trousers. I am also wearing pants. No, they are not the same thing. Pants refers to underwear, not outerwear. Trousers are outerwear. I always wear pants, but most of the time I wear a skirt, not trousers. However, today it is cool and raining so I am wearing trousers.
It took me a while to get the distinction. I can't say I was ever embarrassed, since I didn't know that I was using the wrong term and Ugandans are far too polite to correct me. I don't remember when I first caught on, but now I know.
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