Which brings me to a small sore point. Apparently I have grievously offended certain members of the kingdom of constructionhood by my egregious inaccuracy regarding the use of the word cement. Evidently the words cement and concrete are not interchangeable. I m sure I would have been born with this knowledge if I d only been blessed with a Y chromosome. But, hampered as I am by having two X s, I hereby publicly admit my grievous goof and now attempt to mend my ways.
Cement is to concrete as flour is to cake batter.
Put another way, cement is an ingredient, whereas concrete is the end product. So, outside my office window, I see an entire concrete village. Many of you have asked about the perplexing conundrum regarding the appearance of both round pillars and square pillars. Well, Anne Denneny, Alumni Secretary cum super sleuth had it figured out correctly. The round pillars will be exposed to view and the square pillars will be enclosed within walls.