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Grammar

stick vs branch

0What's the difference between a stick and a branch?02br
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00If I break a branch off a tree, can I call it a stick?02br
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0In my experience, a stick has been refined in some way, great or small. Branches by nature have branches. If you broke off a very small portion, stil having only one or two branches, you'd call it a twig.

— Avangi

  • 0In my experience, a stick has been refined in some way, great or small.
  • Branches by nature have branches.
  • If you broke off a very small portion, stil having only one or two branches, you'd call it a twig.
  • If the branch is trimmed and cut up for firewood, you'd call it a "stick of wood," or a log, if it were big enough in diameter.
  • "02br 02br 00If a tree is cut up for building or other useful purposes, a wide, flat piece would be a board, whereas a piece whose non linear dimensions are more or less equal would be called a stick of lumber, if large enough for building purposes, or just a stick if small.
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0In my experience, a stick has been refined in some way, great or small. Branches by nature have branches. If you broke off a very small portion, stil having only one or two branches, you'd call it a twig. If the branch is trimmed and cut up for firewood, you'd call it a "stick of wood," or a log, if it were big enough in diameter. You'd continue to call it a branch only if it still has many
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0I still have some confusion. Would you call a board a plank? In pirates world, boards are called planks like "walk the plank". Is there any difference?0-
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0Some definitions are functional. "Boards" are usually around 3/4" thick, and used for "boarding up a house" or making wooden crates. Large structural members, especially ones having a more-or-less square cross-section, might be called "beams." (6 X 6, 8 X 8) "2 X 4's" used for framing walls - installed vertically, are called "two-by-fours." 2 X 6's and 2 X 8's could be called "rafter
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0Thanks Avangi for the detailed explanation. There's so many new terms in your post which is good information but I'm afraid I won't be able to remember all of them at once. Interesting facts. Thanks again.0-
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