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0 pointsnasmorn3mo ago0 comments

I am not a native speaker but how does your wife name the caulk in the shower? Silicone? Or do you maintain it in such pristine condition that no word was ever spoken about it?

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thaumasiotes3mo ago

I assume she calls it grout, like a normal person. ;D

badc0ffee3mo ago

Caulk and grout are different things. She calls the sandy stone stuff between the tiles the same thing as the rubbery bead in the corner?

thaumasiotes3mo ago

If it were me, I'd call a rubbery bead in the corner "sealant".

badgersnake3mo ago

Yeah, silicone or just sealant. Maybe it’s an Americanism.

_whiteCaps_3mo ago

I don't think so - wooden ships have been caulked to seal the planks for a long time.

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thaumasiotes3mo ago

I assume she calls it grout, like a normal person. ;D

badc0ffee3mo ago

Caulk and grout are different things. She calls the sandy stone stuff between the tiles the same thing as the rubbery bead in the corner?

thaumasiotes3mo ago

If it were me, I'd call a rubbery bead in the corner "sealant".

badgersnake3mo ago

Yeah, silicone or just sealant. Maybe it’s an Americanism.

_whiteCaps_3mo ago

I don't think so - wooden ships have been caulked to seal the planks for a long time.

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