A man from Fort Smith, Arkansas, says his Canadian wife is baffled by his pronouncing the word cement as CEE-ment. Stressing the first syllable of such words as police, insurance, umbrella, and vehicle is an occasional feature of Southerners’ speech...
turfcrete n.— «Residents would have to use asphalt, cement, bricks or something called “turfcrete” for their new parking spots, and the spots would have to be perpendicular to the roadway instead of parallel.» —“Planners deadlock on looser yard...
hippo’s tooth n.— «At the same time, the cement bollards, affectionately known as “hippo teeth,” will be replaced by historically correct guardrails made of cedar and steel.» —“Mountain rehab is tough trek” by Jessica Willis Berkshire...
