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CEMENT/CONCRETE |

People in the building trades distinguish cement (the gray powder that
comes in bags) from concrete (the combination of cement, water, sand,
and gravel which becomes hard enough in your driveway to drive your car
on). In contexts where technical precision matters, it’s probably better
to speak of a “concrete sidewalk” rather than of a “cement sidewalk.”
See also “may/might.”