Slog - Comments on AUGUGUGGHGHGHGHHHHH! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh I ... can't ... take it any longer!!!!!!!! Those of you in the sloggysphere have no idea this has been going on, of course, so, here's the story: Jonah likes this term "townhomes." I notice some of you in the comments naturally revert to "townhouses" when responding to him. This is perfectly understandable. After all, the use of "home" is any real estate context is pure jargon meant to seduce you into thinking the given piece of property is warm, comfy, inviting—that no matter its price or hideousness you yourself may find yourself calling it "home" someday. This is brainwashing.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:46:13 -0800 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:03:50 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Townhomey TOWNHOME!

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]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846168 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846168 What the Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:15:07 -0800 Comment by THE HOME OF THE RISING SON Polly Adler said it first: "A house is not a home" referring of course to her life as a madam of a 'whorehome'. Nor is it called 'the Whitehome'. Or Maxwell Home coffee. One could go on.

]]> THE HOME OF THE RISING SON http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846177 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846177 What the Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:35:59 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You are absolutely right, Annie. "Townhome" is an abortion of a word, on a par with "webinar".

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Townhouse n. 1 "a tall, narrow, traditional row house, generally having three or more floors."

The atrocities shown in the other five homes are townhomes.

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]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846201 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846201 What the Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:18:20 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Townhome is a cheesy word that replaced the word townhouse about 15 years ago (my mom is a realtor and I remember having this exact conversation when I was in high school) the previous cheesy, invented word (which of course is "townhouse"), but it is still the most correct word since we are talking about current real estate developments. It sucks, but it would be as incorrect to print "townhouse" as it would be to refer to regular gas simply as "unleaded".

In everyday speech, however, you can say whatever you want.

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]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/augugugghghghghhhhh#c846215 What the Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:34:55 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE Naturally these townhomes feature Chef's Kitchens, Great Rooms and - my favorite - Earthy-Friendly Colors...ya' mean like dirt? To promote easy sales, realtors must 'stage' them because most buyers are too dense to envision what their tacky, cheap furniture will look like in a new setting.

Having grown up in the '50s in Ohio, my one time house-home there now is referred to as a "mid-century ranch" - how quaint.

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I really should have bought that bit of needlepoint that proclaimed "God Bless Our Crappy Apartment."

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And no more of those 'townhomes'

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Does "row house" connote low-income? Nobody would pay $250K for one, I suppose.

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