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People generally choose teetotalism for Religious , Health , Family , and/or Social reasons. That does not mean that they never drink anything at Drinking Establishments . Water, juice, and Soft Drink s usually are served. In some cases, teetotalism is not a practice by choice. It can be forced by Allergy . Such a person may be referred to as someone who has been teetotaled. An allergy to alcohol can develop later in life, even after a person has long consumed alcohol. Contemporary and Colloquial usage has somewhat expanded teetotalism to include strict abstinence from most "recreational" intoxicants (legal and illegal, see Controlled Substances ). Most teetotaller organizations also demand from their members that they do not promote or produce non-alcoholic intoxicants. ETYMOLOGY One anecdote attributes the origin of the word to a meeting of the quality whether Ale , Porter , Wine or ardent spirits, except as Medicine ." The story attributes the word to Dicky Turner, a member of the society, who had a stammer, and in a speech said that nothing would do but "tee-tee-total abstinence". A more likely explanation is that ''teetotal'' is simply a Repetition of the 'T' in ''total''. It is said that as early as 1827 in some Temperance Societies signing a 'T' after one's name signified one's pledge for total abstinence.1 In England in the 1830s, when the word first entered the lexicon, it was also used in other contexts as an emphasized form of ''total''; in this context, the word is still used, but predominantly in the southern United States. The word could also be confused as a fusion of the words '' Tea '', a common non-alcoholic beverage, and ''total'', albeit with the spelling changed slightly — but this is widely considered to be incorrect. OTHER USES
SYNONYMS ''Nephalism'', ''temperance'', ''abstinence'' and '' Restraint '' are synonyms for teetotalism. ''Abstinence'' and ''restraint'' have other, sometimes sexual meanings. Their use should be made clear. Numerous idioms and slang terms imply abstinence from alcohol. Common American terms includes "on the wagon," which frequently means those who have had a problem with alcohol, as well as the terms "dry" and "sober." " Straight-edge " is one of the newer idioms for abstaining from alcohol and other intoxicants. SEE ALSO
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