Pet peeve, but title too short. How about, a Trip Down Memory Lane. Inspired by a pet peeve...

...when the word 'either' is used instead of 'both.' The word 'either' implies that there's a choice, as in, pick either one.

When i was an apprentice plumber, my journeyman was teaching me how to set a wall hung urinal. He was one of those old timers who kept his cards close to his vest, so he was doling out each step, then disappear, then I'd have to hunt him down and he'd give me the next step. It was really annoying but i got used to it.

One of the steps was to attach the bracket to the wall, that the urinal hangs from, but he didn't tell me that's what we were doing. First step was to find centerline of where urinal will hang, then do the takeoff (for that bracket). Finally, we get to the step where he tells me to make a mark 4" from either side of centerline. I picked the left side 🙂.

Of course now i know he meant both sides and would have been able to figure it out had he laid me out a little more than one step at a time, but that was Rich (RIP) and it was worth the patients spent dealing with his old ways because he really was 'rich' ...with knowledge. That's also why i don't like the misuse of the word 'either.'