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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by OJFord on Saturday July 15, 2017 @05:22PM (#14779027)
> white dress shirt

It would seem that as an American you refer to a white shirt - but what do you term that which I (as a Briton) would call a dress shirt? (Worn with evening, or the most formal of morning attire. That is, with your -ahem- tuxedo!)

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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday July 15, 2017 @07:49PM (#14779742)
Formal shirt, I think.
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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by OJFord on Sunday July 16, 2017 @09:00AM (#14781796)
That makes sense, thanks.

I've been searching around (self-proclaimed) 'all American' clothing sites - it seems 'shirt' -> 'dress shirt', and 't-shirt' -> 'shirt'.

I suppose it makes sense that as a new garment starts to dominate it adopts the shorter name - I haven't really noticed it over here though, except with polo shirts, but even there I'd say the more common contraction is 'polo'.

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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by MR4D on Saturday July 15, 2017 @11:59PM (#14780408)
I think you mean "mourning"?
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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by jackvalentine on Sunday July 16, 2017 @12:12AM (#14780443)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_dress
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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by OJFord on Sunday July 16, 2017 @08:51AM (#14781770)
No, but that is one of the few occasions on which morning suits ([morning] tailcoat and usually pinstriped trousers) still see some use!
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Re:Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for t... by Bromskloss on Saturday July 15, 2017 @08:49PM (#14779904)
Tuxedo in the morning? Long night, eh?
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