On Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:39:10 -0800 (PST), Harry K wrote:

Wrong. Ask for a 2x4 8' and you'll get an 8' 2x4. Ask for a 2x4
stud and you will get a 2x4 shorter than 8'.

Harry K

More than once I've gone to a lumberyard and asked the guy for a 2 inch
4 x 96. The smart ones get it, while the dummies just look at me stupid
and I have to explain it to them. It's usually the older guys that get
it, but the young ones dont.