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Old 08-22-2007, 07:10 AM
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Re: Reporting Software Spanish
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Originally Posted by Aaron Miller View Post
Scott:

The term "soffit" is from the Latin "suffigere" and then the Italian "soffito". Its Latin derviation guarantees a place for it in the Spanish language. The Spanish term for soffit is "sofito".

It may be different in Cuban Spanish. For that ask Friar Peck.

Aaron
OK, but what is the meaning of "sofito" in Spanish?

Many of our words that we use in an inspection report do not translate well into Spanish. This is what I have been told is one of he problems, the other is a small segment of the profession that would pay for it.
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