Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Words I Wish We Used

[Diana Carroll (dianaecarroll]

To me "the big house " says prison. I can't be the only one.

"I'm heading to the big house"
"Oh my  God  what did you do?!!"

On Sunday, September 6, 2015, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

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> > On Sep 5, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Emilie Parker <emilie.v.parker [at] gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > The design strategy sounds really nice, Sharon.  Is there something
> better
> > about the term "the big house?”
>
> Because it is more descriptive I think. "Common house” is a what? We own
> it in common, but we don’t say, lets go out and play Frisbee on the common
> lawn. Or park on the common parking.
>
> But “big” is a description that is visual and tactile. Not a legal
> definition. “Main house” is also used. “Let’s go up to the main house.”
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
>
> “There can be too much truth in any relationship.” — Violet, Dowager
> Countess of Grantham
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