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On 15/05/2020 16:52, Commander Kinsey wrote:
I was astonished to find Americans actually call plasterboard "drywall"
even if it's on a ceiling!* So not a wall!

Daft in the first place to say "drywall", as all walls are dry, unless
made of mud, which is still dry once it's set.


Lath and plaster with horse hair is a wet wall....


They say two by four as well ....