Thursday's question

[psipsy]

Why is it "toothbrush" and not "teethbrush"?

Comments

[tanuki.livejournal.com]

Developed in West Virginia.

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

Valid.

What's up, you lurker you?

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

Because the way most are designed, you can really only do one full tooth at a time.

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

For as bristly as some of those are? They'd have to be pretty big teeth.

[shh--dont-tell.livejournal.com]

same reason you drive on a parkway and park on a driveway I suppose.

[aichan95.livejournal.com]

I've always been confused by that.