early "tits"

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS would also have included the possibly more common "... tits on a bull."

Historically speaking then, "teats" and "tits" are interchangeable.
Linguistically, I mean.

JL


On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 1:23 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > tits
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> But that doesn't preclude a preference for "teats" in *my* speech, does it,
> especially when it appears to coincide with the personal preference of at
> least one other participant?
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> Or maybe I've plumb missed the point.
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> Youneverknow.
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