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[Annabellethecat66]

OK, so first I'll describe how I got to this website.  I was googling, "Do many Americans think the word petite means short"?  Then I came upon some interesting things on this page....(We all know that can sometimes be 'dangerous').

However, I came upon this.https://nypost.com/2017/06/01/some-people-still-somehow-believe-that-the-world-is-flat/

These people are called "flat-earthers".  Now I know some otherwise smart people think the man walking on the moon was a hoax (I read that the famous author Clive Clussler is one of them).  I used to correspond with Clussler but this never came up!

However, I would think you'd really need to be a bit of a ding-bat to believe the world is flat.

Incidentally, what popped up when I asked about petite was things about bunny rabbits, etc.

OK, so with that....I'm going to go to my Sleep Number Bed, my Tootsie Roll pops and watch TV.  I think if my husband was alive he'd ask if I loved this bed as much as him...quick answer...hummmm??? No!

[Cakers3]

So they believe that we are encapsulated inside a dome??? 

I hate it when that happens.  Now I know how the Simpsons felt.  LOL

[denisemb]

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

However, I came upon this.https://nypost.com/2017/06/01/some-people-still-somehow-believe-that-the-world-is-flat/

These people are called "flat-earthers". 

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Oh, that's just silly:

[Daysdee]

There is a lot of misunderstanding about petite sizing, etc.  I recommended to a friend that she buy petites because she said a lot of  pants she buys are too long and she can't hem them.  (I think she is 5'3" or 5'4")  She said she can't buy petites because of what she weighs.  To my understanding petites come in a lot of sizes.  I buy petites, but my problem is that some are too long on me if the inseam is 29" or more.  A lot of petites sold on QVC have that (too) long inseam.  Plus QVC has never offered enough petites.

[Mom2Dogs]

@Daysdee...petite to me means a certain height, I am 5'5 and cannot wear a petite pant because they would be to short, but I can wear some petite tops.  I do not think it has anything to do with your  size/weight.

[VanSleepy]

Never mind that the world is flat ...yes, I think petite means short.  

[Cakers3]

But not all petite pants are considered short pants.

Petite pants can be shorter in the rise, too; but pants labeled short are  just that-shorter in leg length.

I think Jeanne Bice's pants are considered "short", not petite.

I'm 5'1 and need "petite"; and usually the pants work out fine.  But some specialty petite stores didn't have pants that fit just right for me.  The pants were cut small all over, not just in length.

[ScenicMaine]

@denisemb

Boy is this true! When my cats were younger they were notorious for getting into everything, high or low.  Talk about terrible 2s, they were that for several years.  Had to really clear areas & eliminate plants, etc.

Now that they're much older (17), they behave better .. I think because they have no choice now.  Their age prevents them from being mischievous.

[Group 5 minus 1]

Petite does not mean short. I think it refers to things like length of bones and wrist size.

One of my favorite StarTreks was entitled "For I Have Touched the Sky and the World is Hollow".

[NickNack]

@Annabellethecat66  I found an article about petite clothing that explains the differences.  It's called "What Petite Means in Women's Clothing" and is from the "Live About" website.  The article is quite long, and I couldn't copy all of it.

Basic Differences in Fit

The most obvious thing you'll notice—and the most important—is that the clothing is shorter in length.

Sleeves, skirts, leg lengths, and tops are all shorter. Because clothing manufacturers cut to their own specifications, the length may be the only difference in some cases. Higher-quality petite pieces have other design differences, such as higher armholes, narrower shoulders, and proportionally sized details.

Petite pants should have a shorter rise, and a petite dress should have a shorter bodice.