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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

a few "tooth questions" :-)

Hi,

A. "milk tooth" v "baby tooth"
(1) Both are equally common in either English (AE v BE)? Perhaps "milk tooth" is just marginally more informal?

B. "eye tooth" v "canine tooth"

(1) Which is preferable when we talk to our dentist (I mean "eye tooth" might be too informal in such case?)
(2) How to refer to a particulat canine tooth?
(sic!) It is my upper left canine that has been hurting me so badly in the last week?
(3) The first syllable of "canine" is almost always pronounced as "CAne" (not "CAn")?

mus-te
  

Top answer

A. This AmE speaker is familiar only with 'baby tooth' (though he has read the other term). B.

— Mister Micawber

  • A.
  • This AmE speaker is familiar only with 'baby tooth' (though he has read the other term).
  • B.
  • (1) Your dentist will understand both.
  • From patients, he is most familiar with 'this tooth here'.
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A. This AmE speaker is familiar only with 'baby tooth' (though he has read the other term).
B. (1) Your dentist will understand both. From patients, he is most familiar with 'this tooth here'. (2) is good. (3) /kei/ for me.
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Milk tooth is common in BrE.
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fivejedjonMilk tooth is common in BrE.
Emotion: shake hands

I'd like to ask you another "BE spec
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Probably. I don't move in those circles these days.
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fivejedjon I don't move in those circles these days.
OK. Thank you anyway Emotion: smile
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