Re: [romconlang] -able

Welll, since we're on gardening terms, in my dialect:


Lot = the entire property sans house

Yard = either the front, back, or side planted portions of the lot

Garden = the planted areas of the yard, either lawn, ornamentals, or edibles

Bed = any part of the garden but generally specific for a type of
planting (cutting bed, vegetable bed, perennial bed, etc.)

Driveway = the paved (asphalt, cement, brick, dirt, or partially
grassed area) that cars are parked on.

Walkway = the path leading to the house, either from the driveway to
the steps or the steps to the sidewalk

Sidewalk = the (usually) concrete pathway maintained by the city that
parallels the road in front of the house.

Patio = the area of the yard in the back yard paved with cement or
bricks. It may or may not include gravel as a decorative element
embedded in the cement.

Terrace = usually a raised, level paved or gravelled area overlooking
some part of the garden, although I would probably use it for any
level, gravelled area in the garden. This term for me can be
synonymous with patio.

Deck = a raised wooden structure that may or may not have railings.
Decks may replace patios or may be connected to one.

Pavement = the word alone for me this refers to areas covered in
cement. If I mean some other material I say x pavement, such as "brick
pavement" or "stone pavement". I often call the sidewalk the pavement,
or our cement driveway the pavement. It less often refers to asphalt.

Paver = a single cement, brick or stone unit combined with others to
create a patio, terrace, walkway, sidewalk, or street/road.

Asphalt = any area covered in well, asphalt (or bitumen), derived from
petroleum and mixed with gravel for stability. I reserve this term
primarily to refer to road surfaces.


Anyway, that's my garden yard lexicon.

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