Vocabulary Gap At Hardware Stores In Do It Yourself Era
A reader relates a common scene of shopping for hardware and explains the vocabulary gap between customers and clerks. The piece offers a eight item quiz with answers like mending plate and socket riser and gives advice to improve communication with suppliers and remember product names.
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