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Old Mar 14, 2013, 12:53 PM
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What do you call athletic shoes?

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Old Mar 14, 2013, 12:55 PM
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Trainers. I'm British!
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Old Mar 14, 2013, 12:55 PM
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mmm...how about calling them athletic shoes? Me personally? I just call them shoes.
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Old Mar 14, 2013, 06:59 PM
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We call them 'Runners' … I'm Irish.
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Old Mar 14, 2013, 09:08 PM
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I'm Canadian and call them Sneakers!lol
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 04:31 AM
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Sneakers or tennis shoes/ "tennies" due to playing tennis for so many years.
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 05:29 AM
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yep , trainers... i'am British too
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 05:48 AM
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I call them tennis shoes, unless I'm talking to a UK friend, and then they are trainers
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 05:50 AM
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yeah./.. it's stuck with me. ever since i was at school we called them that
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 04:11 PM
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Dodgers...well no...I made that up...should be on the list though!
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Old Mar 15, 2013, 05:23 PM
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tennis shoes.
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Old Mar 16, 2013, 12:55 AM
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Old Mar 16, 2013, 11:53 AM
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Dodgers...well no...I made that up...should be on the list though!


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