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I’ve noticed FHB uses the spelling “molding” within it’s pages. I have always spelled the word “moulding”. I am in the process of establishing some new business literature and am simply curious if anyone has an opinion on the proper choice?
Cheers, William
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I use "moulding" for woodwork.
I use molding for that bacterial thing.
Ed. Williams
*William:Moulding is the spelling used in the moulding industry. Most spell checks do not recognize that spelling. If you look up molding in Webster's unabridged you see a listing reading "molding or moulding" with nice little pictures of crown and scotia moulding. It shows nothing under the moulding spelling. I vote for "moulding" because that is what the moulding industry uses.
*Moulding.
*Titebond spells it "Molding" on their new Molding Glue. Hey! Have you guys tried that stuff yet? Holy smokes, that stuff tacks up quick and the strength of bond is great. Unbelievable even. Try it. If you're not impressed you can call me a four eyed, pot bellied, middle aged, broken down has been (or never was) of a poor excuse for a carpenter. But, um, I CAN play a little bocce.
*Moulding knives make moulded wood... moulding.Mold, molders. Molding Media is used to grow Mold on.It doesn't take an edge worth a damn, and is a bitch to paint.
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Aint "molding" that there stuff you decorate "luan" "sheeting" with?
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My copy of Webster's Collegiate DIctionary (printed in 1976) lists "mould" as a veriation of "mold"; as "mold" appears first, it gets the extended explainations.
*nahh.. that's a basement.
*Jim, My question: what if we ARE impressed but still want to call you a "fepbmabdhbpeforacarp"? Is that okay? If it'll hold the wings on, I'll be REALLY impressed..... Sam
*Well, yeah, I guess that would have to be okay Sam ('cause that's about what I am).
*Odd thing spelling. Living in the US hasn't caused me to adopt American spelling, like tire for tyre, color for colour, realize for realise, check for cheque, labor for labour. *Mould, moulder, moulding, etc., primarily British English variation.*Mold, molding, molder, et al, tyically American form.*Neither is wrong. It depends on custom and practice i (OED, habitual action,)not practise,i (OED again, put into practice, or carry on profession, etc.) I'm not sure if such precise distinctions in the meanings of practice and practise exist in American English, but they do exist in British English. Pedantic stuff, eh! :-) One thing I'll never do is 'route' with a router; I can only manage to 'rout.' This is a common and irritating mis-spelling that appears all too often in American woodworking magazines, for each word has very a specific meaning in any form of written English. Sliante.
*Sgian has it right. In the US, it's molding. And we measure it in inches; and quarters, eighths, sixteenths, even thirtyseconds and sixtyfourths of inches. I've never seen route used for rout, though. I'm sure our copy editor would become apoplectic if any of us made that error.Sliante,Andy
*Mold is a bacteria growth living on the surface of wood causing staining.Moulding is wood contoured to a linear pattern and used for trim, etc.Moulding can mold; but you cannot make moulding out of mold.If you don't differentiate the spelling then how would you interpret the statement "The wood is moulding/molding"?Just a wood technologist lumbering along who really likes yew!! Maybe this weekend I'll go to the beech! When you burn wood, do you get ash? If a farmer has problems with locusts -- what actually is his difficulty? Likwise with the woodworker who has a gum problem??? Or with checks??? Ain't language fun - KNOT or is it NOT?
*b TVMDCYou mention fractions down to a 64th. I find it curious that the stock market sometimes values stock based on 100 cents to a dollar all the way down to 256th!
*Molding or moulding . . .It depends on whether you choose to vent or not. ;-)
*Would it stretch the bounds of reasonableness too far to hope that this remains an un-e-ventful thread?Clearly time to go home.Andy
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Thanks folks...I appreciate the thoughts. As for the Titebond "molding" glue, that was actually the first time I noticed the word with that spelling, which led me to check the pages of FHB and various WW books I owned (by the way, the glue is a terrific product).
Well, I will continue to spell the word "moulding", only now with a bit more confidence, thanks again.
Cheers, William
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Thinking about it Andy, I seem to recall that most of the route/rout mis-spellings I've seen have been in such places as 'readers letters' and articles authored by craftspeople, if you see what I mean, and the old spell checker won't differentiate, because both spellings are of course correct.
The American expression, heard on any telephone help line, etc., "Someone will be with you momentarily," [this meaning to me that when someone does actually pick up the phone so to speak, that they'll talk to you for
i just
a moment] always gets me, for I'm sure they are really trying to say, "Someone will be with you soon," (and while you're waiting, carry on listening to some dopey music.)
Cultural differences in the use of what is essentially the same language are fascinating. For instance, where does
i "I don't got that yet"
come from? Every time my (American) wife says that I feel the urge to
i "slap her upside the head"
which I think is the correct expression. ;-) Sliante
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When you get home read the article about "molding" in "POPLAR Mechanics". :)
*Is that basement under a 14x70 or a double wide?
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LOL...I have an idea, let's forget this whole moulding vs. molding thing and just refer to it as trim :-)
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I've noticed FHB uses the spelling "molding" within it's pages. I have always spelled the word "moulding". I am in the process of establishing some new business literature and am simply curious if anyone has an opinion on the proper choice?
Cheers, William
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Good idea. That will give everyone time to "trim" the grass, work on their boat's power "trim" and maintain a "trim" shape. Sheeeeesh! Glad I was borned knowing how to speak English because it sure would be hard to figure it all out.