07-12-2012, 01:52 AM
Hessian big in China. Google. Sackcloth to me....jute to you. (Actually "burlap" to me.)
Really? I thought it meant "German". As in Hessian soldiers. Don't google, will search.
Oh, I see. You mean " hessian cloth walls".
I think I would either add cloth, or use burlap (or sackcloth) to avoid confusion. As it was originally exported from India, I doubt they call it hessian in China, and as it brings up unwanted connotation for anyone not from the UK (and there are some of us) I would not use just "hessian", or at least footnote it for Gawds sake!
cheers
Dale
Really? I thought it meant "German". As in Hessian soldiers. Don't google, will search.
Oh, I see. You mean " hessian cloth walls".
I think I would either add cloth, or use burlap (or sackcloth) to avoid confusion. As it was originally exported from India, I doubt they call it hessian in China, and as it brings up unwanted connotation for anyone not from the UK (and there are some of us) I would not use just "hessian", or at least footnote it for Gawds sake!
cheers
Dale
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The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.