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Jan 13, 2023 12:29 PM
BythepowerofPlank
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AlbaneinCowboy
All these years I could have told people my dad works at a Timber refinery. Fuckin a.
jamesbondq
I do not like the cobra chicken.
edwardelricsnipples
A "refinery" implies the materials being processed are being chemically or thermally altered, a "mill" implies they are being cut and shaped
Lavibot
My niece forgot the word for Apron so she said backwards cape, lol
pixelsnader
Y'all. It's called a wood butchery. Sheesh.
RedTailedHawk
My sister dated a Norwegian guy in college, and she wouldn't correct him when he did this because she thought it was cute.
Iaimtomisbehave
DonkeyGoat
Watch out for the cobra chickens
OlaphOfTheNorth
acknowledged, be advised that crepuscular mollusc is oscar mike
mity0k23
I do not like the cobra chicken
Atomsk
It's a log distillery. Everyone knows that.
Smidge204
A treefinery, if you will
fhfmj25exj24
We require more vespene wood.
BythepowerofPlank
and to constructing more timber pylons.
fhfmj25exj24
?
KarlPhylos
Timber refinery sounds like something out of a Command and Conquer game - much more futuristic.
BythepowerofPlank
And probably a NOD building.
DJOldguy
Lumber mill, timber mill, wood mill, wood factory, timber factory are all acceptable alternatives, but timber refinery has class!
cbale2000
One of the few redeeming qualities of the English language is that if you're approximately correct, most people will still understand you.
evilspyre
You mean the tree upgrade centre?
Baltzdelirium
Plank palace?
jimfalconer611
Isn’t that the strip club down by the interstate off-ramp?
totallyspambox
Bovine transport unit
jimfalconer611
When I grow up, I wanna go to Bovine University!
painbrun
I did say noseholes before knowing nostrils was a thing
filton2018
Tree abattoir.
SaltyRimjob
Hey, timber refinery gets the point across. I feel like that’s the hardest part of communicating in a second language sometimes.
IOnlyNeedOneBall
Stake Shack
bettywales
i'm not sure Imgur is the goodest place to be learning English...
Mithi
It's perfectly cromulent site for learning simplified English.
discotheque42
Welp, Timber Refinery just entered my vocabulary.
Ultratoxic
Sounds like something you'd find in a video game economy
BythepowerofPlank
Awwwwww
dustandadventure
I'm a hobbyist woodworker and I refuse to call it anything but this from now on too! ?
Kaivarii0210
I also prefer timber refinery. It sounds so distinguished
marsipan
My SO’s first language is French and busts out things like this all the time! “Windshield factor” was a good one
UnremittingClone
In French it's "facteur vent" or "facteur aeolien", which means the temperature it feels like with the wind, mostly used in the winter.
marsipan
In her case that one was more like misunderstanding the English from when she was young haha
igglebotato
so... windchill factor, then, which [checks notes] is what we call it here in Canada, eh
DotcoreJetkill
Can't believe they duped you like that. It's called a plank forge
Jimmah1
Plorge for short
fuelpergallon
Boarding Company
fantomphreak513
On the east coast we call them "wooderies".
FenyxKnight
Oooh badass, saving that next time I play a dwarf
BythepowerofPlank
AWESOMD! TELL US HOW IT'S RECEIVED
mvfx
hahah I'm dying. these answers are a delight
DannyDevitoBurritoBandito
A paper plant
Lastchariot
A Barksmith
4vie
OK, that's going into the thesaraus!
igglebotato
Tree Distillery
SkamanSam
I like that. I was a plank inspector at a plank forge for a few years.
redpandabanana
No you are mistaken. That is where you smelt down the lumber to remove the impurities. You are looking for a “cellulose smithy”
TheDreadPirateMontoya
It's a Woodworks.
BDSMThroatHugs
Log toolery
BythepowerofPlank
that's the dwarven term
CaptainBergatron
Everything's always a forge or a mine with you dwarves
DotcoreJetkill
You would know
sharikov
I only get artisanal wood at the bespoke board boutique.
DotcoreJetkill
The one on the Boardwalk?
Qpnao
Down by the seaaaaaaaaaaaa
bloodtaker3
Yup. Down in the wood district.
DarthFluffyBottom
The one in Oakland County?
stankginchfurbuger
I'm British Columbia it's the "tree fishery"
LompHoofd
@BotDrawA Tree Fishery
BotDrawA
@LompHoofd Here's your (experimental extra) drawing of a "Tree Fishery"
BotDrawA
@LompHoofd Here's your drawing of a "Tree Fishery"
Omegatherion
I ain't giving you tree fishery you god damn Loch Ness monster.
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
Timber refinery sounds better to me
TinyLiehon
In Canada we call them timfiners
TinyLiehon
Richter12x2
Honestly, things like these are my favorite part of people learning a new language. It may not be correct, but it's clever and accurate.
Snuggelapolous
This is me trying to speakSpanish. I'm usually not correct but can get my point across.
BraveYoungJaybles
Thats where you soak your logs in wood, right?
gtollie
Upgrade to iOS 16.2 and you can get a Tinder refinery /s
aarkarr
Sounds like an upgrade structure in an Ago of Empires knockoff
captainhappen
I was gonna upvote this comment but it's at 666 points and Hail Satan
LincolnMarkLT
"I'm a material handler at the timber refinery" does sound better than "I unload the big saw at the lumber mill"
CanadianCyborg
Makes me think of a Mill dedicated to making Paper Pulp since thats more of a process
gypsyspot
maybe, refining is a chemical process to my mind, and milling a physical one
Tigersterne
Next up on the euphemism treadmill
bekindtoanimals
Yep. Me too
astrangehop
Wood Ocean Zone
canadianinnationalityonly
That’s the best name for the pulp and paper mill
MakeItBackAlright
I call to order The English Verbiage Counsel. Motion to replace Lumber Mill with Timber Refinery. All for? All opposed? Motion is passed.
Whyyouhavenokindness
Zug Zug!
hotrodny
Like "recycle bin" instead of "waste paper basket"? ;) If so, i agree.
AdmiralLightningrod
Sounds more refined
ItsMoreComplicatedThanThis
...I think that would describe a sawmill, not a lumber mill. Presuming the buildings in "Imperialism" were named correctly.
SlytlyDerangd
But.... Mills don't usually plane down the boards do they? Bc that would be in my mind the true definition of refining timber. *shrugs*
TheSecondPiewackit
You're thinking "refining lumber". You refine timber into lumber. You refine lumber into a ton of shit like molding, decking, etc...
NotThatOneTheOtherOne
Meh ... that's shaping? Maybe they treat the wood? I don't know. Sounds nice though.
WhyDontYouMakeMe
Mills do make the sheets of veneers though, and that is definitely refined wood
waeraj
The ones near me do
HollywoodHells
Worked at a family sawmill for a summer turning trees into usable boards. So I would say they do based on my singular experience.
BythepowerofPlank
A building where one refine timber into planks
whydoesitmatteranywayman
Refining is removing impurities, milling is reducing something.
kahooki
A Plankery!
SpaceSphere
And if you recut those planks? Replankery!
SlytlyDerangd
"Processes" timber into planks (at this point, I do understand this entirely a discussion of semantics)
Gestalt7
I'm sorry, I thought you came here for an argument...
YeahNahWot
No I didn't!
TheSecondPiewackit
Do you "Process" oil into gasoline, or "refine oil" or both?
FenyxKnight
While I agree, "Lumber Processing Plant" is a bit of a mouthful
SpaceSphere
LPP for short, not to be confused with the famous Latin porn star
Vaporstang
I love how non native English speaking people phrase things. Technically correct, but not standard. Respect for those learning new languages
binkyboy876
I think my favorite of these situations was someone being spooked by a goose (swan?), and saying "I do not like the cobra chicken"
Wrenfield
I remember reading those, and I'm almost positive it was a native Mexican saying it. That accent would put it over the top for me.
turkizno
Aquarium turned into "fish zoo" for me once.. now my SO can't stop making fun of me for it, haha
MadamPuddifoot
I get corrected constantly by my Latinx coworkers, cuz I'm learning Spain Spanish and they're PR, Dominican, Columbian, etc. Lol
100KushUps
My friend from Spain, and my friend from Arg/Ven both refer to the SA Spanish as "Taco" to distinguish between them. Usted everywhere.
MadamPuddifoot
I loathe usted. So much.
SillyGoat
I like "hospital van" for ambulance. Also "Cobra chicken." And "hand socks" (mittens).
wintermute93
Yesterday my toddler referred to dreams as "sleepy adventures" and damn if that isn't going straight into my lexicon too.
PackratMagpie
CyanideBreathMint
Even more respect when the new language is feckin’ English!
ArtOfKarolMichalec
Why? English is everywhere, it's the easiest language to learn.
CyanideBreathMint
Says you? As a native english speaker?
ArtOfKarolMichalec
I speak 6 languages English being the second, 20 years in UK
CyanideBreathMint
Interesting. I’ve had many ESL folks say English was more difficult for them than French or Italian.Thanks for the input.
ArtOfKarolMichalec
U should have seen my surprise when I asked someone how do brits call a cement mixer....
SillyGoat
"Rolly polly rock-n-stoney"
otiumCatulli
I was speaking Spanish trying to say express as in express an opinion but was saying express as in express breast milk.
TheSecondPiewackit
Learning Korean at DLI, teacher saw we were burned out, and said the day's lesson would be in profanity and we instantly perked up...1
TheSecondPiewackit
... so she taught us a couple of insults and functions (like "fucking" as in "I burnt the fucking toast"), and so she asked for something..2
TheSecondPiewackit
... good to yell in traffic. I told her "If you put "Fuck" in front of pretty much any noun, it's creative and it works. Like 'fuckstick'..3
TheSecondPiewackit
"...fuck-ass, fuck head etc." so she thinks for a second and says "Fuckfrog?" and we all burst out laughing. I call people "fuckfrog" now.4
KoRplussomeletters
And 9/10 times we know exactly what you mean. Are other languages as understandable even when spoken "broken"?
Kennisibueno
One of the things Japanese learners teach you is to do exactly this. Learn to say "How do you say ..." or the language's version of 1/
Kennisibueno
"whatchamacallit," then just string together the vocab you know to explain. One example I saw was instead of landlord, "house boss." 2/2
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
Yes.ESL from Polish here & I find the major problem is incorrect conjugation or order.If the root word is right you still get the gist of it
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
Besides that a lot of languages have different dialects and accents - think of hillbillies and southerners vs media/news English in the US.
MillenniumFalcon
It's not technically correct. Refining removes impurities, whereas milling is the shaping of said object. You mill a log into shape.
MornieAlantie
So timber forge would be better?
HasteTheFool
If we took that sort of thing too seriously we would only call it electricity if it came from amber, and only oranges orange.
MaxieMooo
Id consider bark an impurity when working with wood. Is it the method of removal specifically that defines it?
MillenniumFalcon
Yes. Refining involves high heat which essentially boils apart the impure substances from the pure. Milling is rolling into a shape or (1/2)
MaxieMooo
Now how does one go about becoming a refined gentleman. I dont fancy boiling myself
MillenniumFalcon
by shitting your pantaloons, my good sir
MillenniumFalcon
(2/2) cutting away with a saw or press.