On 3/27/2013 6:15 PM, sf wrote:
> > wrote:
>> On 3/27/2013 5:55 PM, sf wrote:
>>> > wrote:
>>>> On 3/27/2013 2:22 PM, sf wrote:
>>> Teatotaller? Huh. I've never heard "total" in it. Thanks.
>>>
>> No, not 'tea' - it's 'tee', emphasizing the first letter of the word
>> 'total', rather than having anything to do with 'tea', the beverage.
>> Although those who 'took the pledge' and became teetotallers, would
>> likely be tea-drinkers...
>
> I have no idea what you're talking about other than the tea drinker
> part. Thanks.
>
It has to do with the temperance movement - this gives some of the history -
<http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=annemarie-mcallister-on-the-temperance-movement>