jclalor 12 #1 Posted August 8, 2019 Is it just me, but I never heard of this word until the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. Now I hear it on a daily basis. Kind of like the word “Trope”, up until a couple of months ago I heard it very rarely, now all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #2 August 8, 2019 (edited) I've heard it for decades, but rarely. Edited August 8, 2019 by headoverheels Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,912 #3 August 8, 2019 From where I sit, it's just you. But unlike you I have not noticed it being used a lot lately. I will be watching for it now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #4 August 10, 2019 I've heard the word "screed" many times. A screed is what is used to level concrete by dragging the screed along the tops of the concrete forms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #5 August 10, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 9:57 PM, jclalor said: Is it just me, but I never heard of this word until the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. Now I hear it on a daily basis. Kind of like the word “Trope”, up until a couple of months ago I heard it very rarely, now all the time. I've known about it for a while - it was an SAT word. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #6 August 10, 2019 7 hours ago, millertime24 said: I've heard the word "screed" many times. A screed is what is used to level concrete by dragging the screed along the tops of the concrete forms. In that context I think it's the process not the tool. You use a long 2X4 or such and finish the surface by working it back and forth across the top of the forms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #7 August 11, 2019 9 hours ago, JoeWeber said: In that context I think it's the process not the tool. You use a long 2X4 or such and finish the surface by working it back and forth across the top of the forms. They have other things than a 2x4. There's A-frame screeds and roller screeds. The screed doesn't "finish" the surface. It simply levels the concrete to the predetermined height set by the forms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #8 August 11, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #9 August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, millertime24 said: They have other things than a 2x4. There's A-frame screeds and roller screeds. The screed doesn't "finish" the surface. It simply levels the concrete to the predetermined height set by the forms. Thanks. I should have wiki'd it instead of going with what I remembered. Maybe that's why they fired me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #10 August 15, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 9:20 PM, millertime24 said: They have other things than a 2x4. There's A-frame screeds and roller screeds. The screed doesn't "finish" the surface. It simply levels the concrete to the predetermined height set by the forms. Vibratory screeds, laser screeds, electric screeds, ice screeds . . . Fricaseed shreemp, shrimp jumbo, shrimp et tu fe , boiled shareemp, . . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwrl 56 #11 August 15, 2019 (edited) On 8/8/2019 at 12:57 AM, jclalor said: Is it just me, but I never heard of this word until the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. Now I hear it on a daily basis. Kind of like the word “Trope”, up until a couple of months ago I heard it very rarely, now all the time. It's referred to as the Baader–Meinhof effect or frequency illusion. Edited August 15, 2019 by Skwrl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
