Tuesday, February 26, 2013

tea, tee

Tea or tea means the beverage, or the leaves used to make the beverage, or the plant on which the leaves grow--
Would you like some coffee or tea?
I would like a glass of iced tea.
Put some tea in the pot and then add the hot water.
Tea does not grow in the United States, so we import it.

Tee or tee ( rhymes with tea ) means the small wooden peg used as a support for a golf ball or football--
Make sure to remove your tee after you hit the ball.
A golf tee looks like a pointed wooden peg with a tiny bowl on the top. 
Tee may also mean the spot from which a golf ball is hit--
He left the tee and is looking for his ball.

Tee is also used to mean a T-shirt or t-shirt, one shaped like the letter "T"--
He ruined his favorite tee in the wash.
She never wears anything but a tee and jeans.
Tee may mean something shaped like the letter "T", as a joint for plumbing--
The plumber said he can't fix it unless he puts in a new tee joint.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"You should wash that tea out of your tee before it stains."
"He didn't have a spoon, so he stirred his tea with a golf tee."

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