Thursday, June 4, 2015

spelling - Why should the "T" in "T-shirt" be capitalized?


Wiktionary says that the "T" in "T-shirt" should be capitalized, with "t-shirt" an alternative spelling. Why is an upper case "T" preferred?



Answer



It is a T-shirt because its shape reminds of a capital letter T, in the same way an A-frame's shape reminds of a capital letter A.


A-frame


While it is more correct to say the shape reminds of a capital letter T, than a lowercase t, t-shirt would be equally understood.


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