And why is it "toothpaste" and not "teethpaste"? Did the inventor only have one tooth?
2007-09-04 07:27:40 · 11 answers · asked by tas211 6 in Health ➔ Dental
No, don't listen to them. Back in the day, they had a special tool, they would use to clean their teeth, but they could only clean one tooth at a time, unlike today. Watch Shakespeare in Love to see what I am talking about.
2007-09-04 08:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by tubazrcool 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No detailed answer need to this question. i explain simply. The rowdies in cenema will say often kidnapping a wife or a son or a daughter for something. it is their dialogue. ''i know if i do harm to you, this will echo him'' ''if i hit here and pain will be there'' understand this? if i hit here the pain will be there. How? it is affection. so, if one tooth brighten by the brush, every tooth brighten so it is called tooth brush since a brush can not clear a single tooth. please compare this with if i hit here the pain will be there.
2016-05-21 02:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason it's called a haircut when many more than just 1 hair is cut. It's a general and common understandingof the use of the English language.
2007-09-04 08:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The tooth brush was invented in the deep south. They never bothered to change the name because sales were low anyway.
2007-09-04 07:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by Phishr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats actually a joke I heard from a West Virginia dentist. He says that thats proof that the toothbrush was in invented in West Virginia.
2007-09-04 07:38:30 · answer #5 · answered by ccm_1052_tacks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's English.
Grammar/spelling/punctuation tend to get skewed. Ex.: the pronunciations of: tough, though, trough, through, etc.
2007-09-04 08:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by Gen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it was invented in West Virginia!
2007-09-04 07:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Cindy S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'll tell you the same thing i told the last person who asked...the same reason we dont call them eyesglassess when we have two eyes instead of eyeglasses as if we only have one eye
2007-09-04 08:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it's like saying hairbrush instead of hairSbrush, or nail clipper instead of nails clipper.
2007-09-04 07:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Try not to think too much about it ok?
2007-09-04 07:35:00 · answer #10 · answered by The Eagle Keeper 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋