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

[Diana Carroll (dianaecarroll]

I've found myself thinking of our CH as "the union" a few times, harking
back to college when we'd go to the union to play pool, drink beer, watch
movies, etc.

On Sunday, September 6, 2015, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> In re:  using the term “Common House”
>
> I’m not sure I buy BIG HOUSE as more descriptive than COMMON HOUSE.
>
> COMMON— that which we share together + HOUSE — a building for people =
> activities that people do together in a building made for them.  As in:
> break bread together.
>
> Culturally, people who live in the BIG HOUSE are/were the ranch and
> plantation owners.  The privileged.  Not great connotation for cohousing.
> Big House also refers to Prison as in He or she is in the Big House.
>
> I’ll stick w/ Common House.
>
> Best --
>
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church, VA
> 703.688.2646
>
>
> > On Sep 6, 2015, at 10:08 AM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> 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
> > ----
> > Sharon Villines
> >
> >
> >
>
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