Poll: O wise crowd, what is the true name of this thing?
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. "tshirt" just seems wrong phonetically, since it cues wrong pronunciation. Makes it seem Chinese or African in origin
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Once people know a term, though, they get lazy about the hints.
Like how only still uses the umlaut on coördinate.
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well, who says the true name of a thing has to be a global constant? Maybe it evolves with the person?

