Tuesday, November 18, 2014

teeth/teethe: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Tuesday, November 18, 2014

teeth/teethe
When your baby’s teeth are just beginning to come in, you can say she has begun to “teethe” (rhymes with “breathe”). Don’t spell this verb form as “teeth” (rhymes with “wreath”). That’s the noun form, the word for what emerges during teething.

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