Do you USns always call them "neckties"??

Interesting query, stales...actually, both.

I'd always say "a shirt and tie" or, as a compliment, "I like your tie," or "hand me a tie". But, it seems to me now, at a distance, I'm more apt to say "necktie"..."should I wear a necktie?", "I hate wearing a necktie," "I don't own many neckties." Of course, in some quarters, "shirt and tie" or "shirt and tie affair" means the more formal tuxedo and black tie...sometimes more specifically referred to as a "black tie affair". Which leads us to a question for all the bowtie wearers out there...do you ususally say bow with your tie? And will the gentlemen of the board be willing to share their tie preference? Necktie here.

And, gee, thanks for clearing up my question for me, Dub-Dub!