TougeHorseman

I've always called the grooves on my tires "treads", which I believe is the right name.
Countless times, I've seen people type and heard people verbalize this same part of the tire as "threads".

What is the correct name?

Are people calling the cords "threads"?
I don't think so because I know people are referring to the grooves on the tires, the same thing that I call "tread".

I also hear the header/headers names thrown around, and we all know the correct term by now for that.

2000ths

i always call them treads not threads. they could both be correct but i always assumed that people were making a mistake/typo when they said threads...

slightly2ned

Tread. Thread is what you sew with.

Header = Singular
Headers = Plural

S2K only has one.

TougeHorseman

I suspect there will be alot of edited posts in the near future, LOL...

2000ths

yeah, was just googling around a bit and it seems "thread" is definitely a mistake. but it's amazing how often i see it...

lilazngrl4o8

Tread.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=51

ics2ks

like when people are trying to say "height" and they say "heighTH"...

there is no H so no "TH" sound it drives me nuts lol.




my money is on "Tread"

yamez

it's treads if you are talking about the grooves on your tires.

I used to be a grammar nazi like you, until I took a self understanding to the head.

2000ths

just because tire rack uses "tread" doesn't disprove "thread."

love how they show using the different coins to measure tread depth... or you could just collect all the coins from between you couch cushions and buy an actual tread gauge!

TougeHorseman

My guess is that it would to find a major website involved with tires that uses the term thread.