footwear/shoes

Footwear covers everything which covres your feet.

Sandals, slippers, wellington boots, etc are footwear.

I think my post on the other thread is relevant here. If you use "shoes" I think you should use "clothing" instead of apparel. The other items have not been elegant-ized yet, although I am sure there will come a day when we buy electronicware.

I dislike the creeping "wear" and even more insidious "ware"-- flatware, glassware, and now tableware, for goodness' sake.

RotterFootwear covers everything which covres your feet.

Sandals, slippers, wellington boots, etc are footwear.

Thanks, Rotter and Del.

To make sure, aren't "sandals" and "slippers" equivalent?

The photos of "wellington boots" look exactly like "rain shoes" to me, so are they the same stuff?

Sandals are shoes made mostly of straps - a lot of foot is exposed. They are worn in warm weather.

Slippers nowadays means mostly "bedroom slippers," comfortable shoes with a thin sole that are meant for indoor use. I do remember when we lived in Hawaii, "slippa" was the word for what when I was a girl they called "thongs" but are now called "flip-flops"---those rubber things with a wis

DelmobileSandals are shoes made mostly of straps - a lot of foot is exposed. They are worn in warm weather.

Slippers nowadays means mostly "bedroom slippers," comfortable shoes with a thin sole that are meant for indoor use. I do remember when we lived in Hawaii, "slippa" was the word for what when I was a girl they called "thongs" but are now called "flip-flops

DelmobileSandals are shoes made mostly of straps - a lot of foot is exposed. They are worn in warm weather.

Slippers nowadays means mostly "bedroom slippers," comfortable shoes with a thin sole that are meant for indoor use. I do remember when we lived in Hawaii, "slippa" was the word for what when I was a girl they called "thongs" but are now called "flip-flops

With the popularity of "thong" underwear, there is too much opportunity for hilarious misunderstanding if we continue to call the plastic shoes by that name. I know a woman whose teenage daughter has begged her not to say "thongs" any more.

DelmobileI think my post on the other thread is relevant here. If you use "shoes" I think you should use "clothing" instead of apparel. The other items have not been elegant-ized yet, although I am sure there will come a day when we buy electronicware.

I dislike the creeping "wear" and even more insidious "ware"-- flatware, glassware, and now tableware, for goodn