"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On 6/19/16 2:54 PM, l not -l wrote:
>
>> So can anyone who has served in the US (perhaps other) military, where
>> they
>> are called mitered corners....
>
> That must be a recent affectation. From WWII through at least 1990, they
> were called "hospital corners" in the US Army.
>
> Most NCOs wouldn't have a clue what "miter" (or "mitre") means.
>
> -- Larry

Don't they watch, "This Old House"?