Old house torn down in Pointe Claire
It’s a usage thing that irritates me: the Gazette reports on an old house demolished without a permit in Pointe Claire. All through this piece, the building is described as a “home” – “make the owner rebuild the home as it was” and so on. That’s pure realtor-talk: they use that word to “warm” a property. A building may be someone’s home, but a random building standing on a street corner is a house.
Did people call that building “the pink home” as the piece claims? Or did they really call it “the pink house”?
OK OK, maybe it’s a flinch left over from a time when I worked on publications that included some real estate stuff. But I think I have a point.
dwgs 11:25 on 2020-07-03 Permalink
“But without love it ain’t nothin’ but a house, a house where nobody lives”
Patrick 14:37 on 2020-07-03 Permalink
Plus, an apartment is a home, too. I hate it when newscasters say a fire or flood destroyed X number of “homes.” You never know if/how multi-family dwellings are counted.
GC 18:37 on 2020-07-03 Permalink
Yes, I’m with you and Patrick, Kate. I call my condo a “home”, but it is definitely not a “house”.
david23 22:02 on 2020-07-03 Permalink
I, for one, welcome you to the dark side, Kate.
Francesco 21:40 on 2020-07-04 Permalink
Another usage thing: The Pink House was the common Anglo appellation of “Chez Francis,” a seedy strip joint on Côte-de-Liesse just near the airport. 😀