Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny In my part of England an "outhouse" would be attached to the house but accessed from outside of the house (e.g. to store coal in in older houses) whereas a place for garden tools etc. would be a shed. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS +44 (0)23 8046 3076 (Office) +44 (0)797 287 7932 (Mobile) Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.gerrywalden.wordpress.com On 24 Apr 2010, at 17:16, Sonny Carter wrote: > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:34 AM, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > >> Lovely setting and folks once again Jim. >> It matches the Trabant in size I'd say. >> Thanks. >> >> >> OTT >> All : Out of linguistic curiosity; can what the photos shows be called an >> "outhouse"? >> I found the word in a Canadian novel and would like to check its acception >> in the varieties of English, notably if it is only used as Tina uses hers, >> or can an outhouse be used for (garden tools) storage too. >> TIA >> Philippe >> > > Phillippe, in my part of the country, yes any structure not attached to the > main house is an outhouse, but if you are going to THE outhouse, there is > only one destination. ;-) > -- > 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