Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 1. By definition, a *comfortor* just covers the top and side of a mattress. When you want something that comes all the way to the floor so you don't need a dust ruffle, you use a *bedspread.* You don't "make the comfortor extra long." 2. It's a cornice. It isn't a "cornice box." (I'll bet you say "tuna fish," too, as if there's some other creature other than a fish which is also called "tuna," like "tuna dog," or "tuna pig.") 3. You put a candle in a *candlestick,* not a candle "holder." And you don't put a *candlestick* on a *candle holder.* That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Got an opinion, do you? :p For what it's worth, I totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 BTW. . .who would want a comforter that long anyway. . .it would be so heavy that it couldn't be comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2GirlsTX Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 that right! you tell em! :):):):): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's too funny! I'll have to give you some rep points for that one! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here again, I have no idea who "it" is. :confused: I guess channel surfing for the decorator guy with the weird hair is always an option. However, he doesn't sound all that bright, and I'm short on time.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What are you saying? Next you'll be telling me that "hot water heater" is redundant. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Here again, I have no idea who "it" is. :confused: I guess channel surfing for the decorator guy with the weird hair is always an option. However, he doesn't sound all that bright, and I'm short on time.:D It's Lee Snyders (sp??) on Design on a Dime, which is on HGTV. His designs aren't bad, but his banter is sometimes just annoying. I wanted to add that today was a repeat of a "lanai" he designed...a "real" lanai, says he, because there are doors from the living/family room *and* the bedroom onto it. I could've sworn that a "real" lanai would be what you'd find in Hawaii. Of course, I am not a Professional Designer, so what do I know?? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 What are you saying? Next you'll be telling me that "hot water heater" is redundant. ;) Yes, I'm afraid it is. Sorry.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 That's too funny! I'll have to give you some rep points for that one! :) me too! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Now see, I must have grown up in the same place as Mr. TV Decorator Guy with the weird hair. :) 1. I learned a comforter was a large, fluffy blanket thingee that has light stuffing between 2 sides. A bedspread is just one piece of material with no stuffing. The bedspread is also decorative so that it is designed to lay atop the bed. A blanket is also one piece but isn't decorative so it's put under the comforter or bedspread for extra warmth. 2a. No clue on this one. I had never heard this term until I started watching decorating shows. My family has only had shades, blinds, curtains or drapes. 2b. I use the word fish after tuna. I can't imagine saying just tuna sandwich. It's like saying a roast sandwich, instead of roast beef. :) 3. A candlestick is a very tall, skinny candle. The thing it is stuck into is a candle holder. Candles that are not tall and skinny are just candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaM. Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Now see, I must have grown up in the same place as Mr. TV Decorator Guy with the weird hair. :) 1. I learned a comforter was a large, fluffy blanket thingee that has light stuffing between 2 sides. A bedspread is just one piece of material with no stuffing. The bedspread is also decorative so that it is designed to lay atop the bed. A blanket is also one piece but isn't decorative so it's put under the comforter or bedspread for extra warmth. 2a. No clue on this one. I had never heard this term until I started watching decorating shows. My family has only had shades, blinds, curtains or drapes. 2b. I use the word fish after tuna. I can't imagine saying just tuna sandwich. It's like saying a roast sandwich, instead of roast beef. :) 3. A candlestick is a very tall, skinny candle. The thing it is stuck into is a candle holder. Candles that are not tall and skinny are just candles. I grew up where you did. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineIN Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What about an ATM Machine? People say that one all the time. So it's an Automatic Teller Machine Machine. Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Now see, I must have grown up in the same place as Mr. TV Decorator Guy with the weird hair. :) 1. I learned a comforter was a large, fluffy blanket thingee that has light stuffing between 2 sides. A bedspread is just one piece of material with no stuffing. The bedspread is also decorative so that it is designed to lay atop the bed. A blanket is also one piece but isn't decorative so it's put under the comforter or bedspread for extra warmth. 2a. No clue on this one. I had never heard this term until I started watching decorating shows. My family has only had shades, blinds, curtains or drapes. 2b. I use the word fish after tuna. I can't imagine saying just tuna sandwich. It's like saying a roast sandwich, instead of roast beef. :) 3. A candlestick is a very tall, skinny candle. The thing it is stuck into is a candle holder. Candles that are not tall and skinny are just candles. Oh, I'm right with you....up until the candle. Tall, skinny candles are called tapers in my neck o' the woods. I'm not sure if they should be called that or not, but taper candles (probably redundant also, but there ya go) fit into candlesticks. The thing Jack jumped over. Although, when I picture Jack jumping, it would never occur to me to picture just the candlestick without a taper. A lit taper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What are you saying? Next you'll be telling me that "hot water heater" is redundant. ;) Then how am I supposed to explain it to someone versus when I talk about my cold water heater?:eek: Hee, hee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 What about an ATM Machine? People say that one all the time. So it's an Automatic Teller Machine Machine. Kristine Lol! I say this all the time. I've just never thought about it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Why would you heat HOT water? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Then how am I supposed to explain it to someone versus when I talk about my cold water heater?:eek: Hee, hee! Don't you think it's sufficient to say "water heater"? Obviously, if it's *heating* the water, the water will be hot:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 What about an ATM Machine? People say that one all the time. So it's an Automatic Teller Machine Machine. Kristine And then you use your PIN Number...that would be your Personal Identification Number Number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 but I learned some new things when I grew up:D Now see, I must have grown up in the same place as Mr. TV Decorator Guy with the weird hair. :) 1. I learned a comforter was a large, fluffy blanket thingee that has light stuffing between 2 sides. A bedspread is just one piece of material with no stuffing. The bedspread is also decorative so that it is designed to lay atop the bed. A blanket is also one piece but isn't decorative so it's put under the comforter or bedspread for extra warmth. 2a. No clue on this one. I had never heard this term until I started watching decorating shows. My family has only had shades, blinds, curtains or drapes. 2b. I use the word fish after tuna. I can't imagine saying just tuna sandwich. It's like saying a roast sandwich, instead of roast beef. :) 3. A candlestick is a very tall, skinny candle. The thing it is stuck into is a candle holder. Candles that are not tall and skinny are just candles. There are other things which can be roasted, not just beef--chicken or pork, for example--whereas there's only one critter that is tuna--fish.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You know, my dd knew who you were talking about. :)I'll watch for the not so linguistic, weird haired decorator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 but I learned some new things when I grew up:D Well, so have I Ellie. These are just not some of them. I don't know anyone who thinks the way you do about those words. I guess I should have kept my comments to myself. Sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Well, so have I Ellie. These are just not some of them. I don't know anyone who thinks the way you do about those words. I guess I should have kept my comments to myself. Sorry. :( I'm sorry--I didn't mean to sound snarky or anything. Please forgive me (((Night Elf)))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Yep, I'm in with Nightelf, although I have heard of a cornice. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'm not sure if they should be called that or not, but taper candles (probably redundant also, but there ya go) fit into candlesticks. The thing Jack jumped over. Although, when I picture Jack jumping, it would never occur to me to picture just the candlestick without a taper. A lit taper. The only reason I know candlestick is from playing Clue. As in Ms. Scarlett, in the Conservatory, with the Candlestick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 What are you saying? Next you'll be telling me that "hot water heater" is redundant. ;) Not don't even go there. I get so irritated with dh calling it a hot water heater. Aargh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in Orlando Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 This thread is hysterical. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 Was this a commercial? Geeze...I don't like commercials. It's from several different episodes of Design on a Dime I've seen over the last couple of years. I just had enough of it today, when he talked about the patio being a "true lanai." I had to vent somewhere, lol. There's another designer, Kristin Somebody, who ocassionally says the same kind of things, but Lee annoys me more:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 This thread is hysterical. Thank you. You're welcome:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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