Most humans alive today have worn a light, short-sleeved shirt with no collar and no buttons. Such garments are nearly ubiquitous in modern life and are now worn while relaxing at home, in the boardrooms of some tech start-ups, and everywhere in between.

Is this popular garment a tee shirt or T-shirt? The difference is irrelevant in spoken English, since they are all pronounced to rhyme with pea dirt. In print, though, the name for this shirt has many spelling variants, and if you work in an advertising department (or are just a careful speller), you will need to know which one is correct.

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