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

[R Philip Dowds (rpdowds]

And of course some of us live in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — where 
“commonwealth” or “common weal” once referred to communal or public well-being.

Thanks,
Philip Dowds
Cornerstone Village Cohousing
Cambridge, MA

> On Sep 7, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Liz Ryan Cole <lizryancole [at] me.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd like to suggest that the term "common" is a wonderful word, which conveys 
> just the sense we'd like to convey as more and more people learn about 
> cohousing.
> 
> Just put new england town common in any search engine and you will see 
> thousands of images, many of which capture the sense of a central place used 
> by all for activities ranging from solitary nature watching to noisy games by 
> children, to community sales and farmer's markets, to music , etc. etc. - all 
> for individuals and groups. Whether common house (as in Meeting House) or 
> common hall (as in Town Hall), I think the sense conveyed by Common is one 
> worth keeping.
> 
> liz
> 
> Pinnacle Cohousing (developing) and
> Loch Lyme Lodge (approaching 100 years of welcoming guests)
> Lyme, NH