February 13, 2006

Not the Least Bit Obscure Architectural Term of the Day.

Grr.

I realize some people couldn't spell their way out of a wet paper sack, but if you do construction, and you manage to find yourself in a supervisory-type role, you really should know the difference between SUBSTRATE (a material, such as backer board or primer, underlying a finish material) and SUB STRAIGHT, which, to the best of my knowledge, is something to do with uncurved underseaboats.

But, you know, I can kinda overlook that, especially when the EXACT SAME SPELLING is used in the message to forward the e-mail on to me, and the person using it is a highly-edumacated person who takes great pride in said higher edumacation.

SUBSTRATE!

::grumble::

Posted by Terry Oglesby at February 13, 2006 03:58 PM
Comments

I knew how to spell it. Do you think I could become a consultant to JeffCo?

Posted by: Larry Anderson at February 13, 2006 04:28 PM

Possibly, depending on who you know and how closely you're kin.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 13, 2006 04:30 PM

My first roommate in college was from Jefferson County but he turned out to be "gay" and suggested we wouldn't be happy as roommates.

Maybe George is a lawyer there now and I could use him as reference.

Posted by: Larry Anderson at February 13, 2006 04:49 PM

I don't know, Larry--I mean, there's a lot of guys named George in Jefferson County...

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 13, 2006 04:58 PM

Well, I can't remember his last name. It has been over 40 years.

Posted by: Larry Anderson at February 13, 2006 05:02 PM