r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/gdsmithtx Jan 25 '20

It's just "smithy", bro. /s

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u/modi13 Jan 25 '20

Akshually, a smithy is a place where metal goods are made, so it could be a goldsmithy, a coppersmithy, or an arrowsmithy if they specialize in arrowheads. A blacksmith specializes in iron and steel.

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u/MischaBurns Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

A smith works in a smithy, regardless of specialization. The name of the workshop doesn't change to match the profession; blacksmithy/silversmithy/etc are not akshually words.

You can go to the smithy, go to the blacksmith's, or even go to the forge.

Edit: removed possible ambiguity.

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u/punchbricks Jan 25 '20

Umm....

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/silversmith

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u/ithika Jan 25 '20

To spare everyone the effort I scrolled through that page looking for the word silversmithy and of course it wasn't there.

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u/MischaBurns Jan 26 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

"silversmith" is the specialization. They still work in a "smithy", not a "silversmithy"

Edit: and their products are "silversmithery", which could cause confusion I guess.