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To: MtnClimber

Guilty. Years ago, my mind had decided that clerestory windows were actually ‘celestory’ windows. They were called that because, I was certain, they were high up on the wall to let in ‘celestial’ light. Thus, they were ‘celestory’ windows. Argued that point with friend, who showed me a dictionary. One my more humbling moments...


8 posted on 08/18/2025 5:27:17 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: drwoof
...showed me a dictionary. One my more humbling moments...

Dig in hard! The bloke that wrote the dictionary was no expert on windows.

39 posted on 08/18/2025 7:05:34 AM PDT by GingisK
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