Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]philippe: you could not stop it now if you threw a bomb at it. once we get going.... vince On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 8:10 AM, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >