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Postby Xaprios » 2014-07-18, 20:44

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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby linguoboy » 2014-07-18, 21:57

Xaprios wrote:Some sites did call it a t-shirt, but differentothers websites did called it a tee. I don't know if there is a difference between the two or if it is like thea difference between American and British or something.. Can someone help me out with this?

Both variants are commonly used in American English. Some might consider "tee" more slangy then "t-shirt", but I'm used to seeing both in clothing ads and catalogs.
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby telruen » 2014-07-18, 22:09

linguoboy wrote:
Xaprios wrote:Some sites did call it a t-shirt, but different others other websites did called it a tee. I don't know if there is a difference between the two or if it is like thea difference between American and British or something.. Can someone help me out with this?

Both variants are commonly used in American English. Some might consider "tee" more slangy then than "t-shirt", but I'm used to seeing both in clothing ads and catalogs.


I agree that "tee" sounds more slangy. Personally, I've never used it. I always say "t-shirt."

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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby Ciarán12 » 2014-07-19, 15:20

"tee" sounds extremely American.

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Postby Xaprios » 2014-07-19, 19:34

Thanks for explaining! :)

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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby linguoboy » 2014-09-16, 16:02

richardclark wrote:Usually we can see youngsters to use the slang's

And you work for a translation service? Jesus wept.
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby ling » 2014-09-16, 17:16

"tee" sounds like something I'd see in an ad aimed at teens, trying to sound hip. I don't think I've ever heard anyone but advertisers use it.

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Postby Lazar Taxon » 2014-09-16, 23:04

What ling said. I'm familiar with "tee", but I don't use it.
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby TeneReef » 2014-09-17, 10:44

Etymologically speaking, it should be spelled T-shirt, and not tee shirt since
the T is not abbreviated form, (unlike in teepeeing).
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby thasyanvts » 2014-10-03, 15:26

"tee" is just another slang word of T-shirt, but the meanings of T-shirt and Tee are just the same.
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby deboertravel » 2014-11-02, 15:12

Both mean the same, but I prefer t-shirt instead of tee. Sounds more formal and is always clear.

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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby littledaisy » 2014-12-22, 7:35

:) i think both mean the same, but I always say "t-shirt."
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Re: Tee or t-shirt?

Postby vijayjohn » 2015-08-20, 3:16

I use "T-shirt."


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