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Nomenclature of Components and Parts

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One thing I found out after relocating a few years ago is that different parts of the country don't always have the same name. What I grew up calling something is not what others call it in another area. Here is an example:

This is a picture of a pipe hanger. This one in particular is used for conduit so when I asked for or ordered 3/4" emt pipe hangers, this is what I got. Technically it is a conduit hanger but up north we called it a pipe hanger.

Here in south Florida they call them Minerallac straps based on the brand Minerallac, one of the companies that makes them. When I first heard this I had no idea what the hell they were talking about until I actually had one in my hand. This falls in line with Pampers and Xerox.

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Does anyone else have any examples of things they had to relearn when you relocated to another area?
 
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