Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Guys, (guys here doesn't not mean the ones referred to by Tina ;-) ) I never meant to start a war on the subject... I had looked it up in various dictionaries, and on the net, but simply wanted to check how it is currently consttrued by English (native) speakers the world over. So thanks for your various insightful inputs. Shall we close the lids? :-( TIA Sorry Jim for spoiling your thread. Bien amicalement ? tous. Philippe, Envoy? depuis Ma Messagerie SFR. 10 Go de stockage - En savoir plus ======================================== Message du : 25/04/2010 De : "Sonny Carter " <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Copie ? : Sujet : Re: [Leica] Better Homes and Gardens + off topic question. On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > > In most of the US what you're thinking of is called a shed. In real estate > there is a term for any building that is separate from the house: carriage > house, summer kitchen, chicken coop, etc: is it "out building"? I have never > purchased a home so I'm not the guy. But: it's NOT outhouse. Shall we trust Wikapedia? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outhouse The term outhouse originally referred to an outbuilding, or any small structure away from a main building, used for a variety of purposes, but mainly for activities not wanted in the main house. Outhouses are used for storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses. Larger structures have names such as barn, stable, woodshed, detached garage and storage shed. In North American English, an outhouse (sometimes also called a backhouse or a privy) is now a small enclosure around a pit that is used as a toilet. Most outhouses have one or two holes. One well-built example had four large holes and one small hole, for a child. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information