bath vs bathe

Rudolph C Troike rtroike at U.ARIZONA.EDU
Sat Aug 24 09:02:01 UTC 2002


Per Lynn's report of British "bathe-ing" in the sea vs "bath-ing" in a
tub, remember that Americans still use "bathing suit" for swimming, even
though we don't bathe in them. ("Swimsuit" seems to be pushing out the
older term commercially and in the media -- Sports Illustrated, etc.).

        Rudy



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