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[IBC] British English
Thanks to all who helped expand my vocabulary, especially including the
picture. So a council house is essentially subsidized low income housing. A council estate is what we would call a housing project. And terraced houses are what we call row houses. If they are one story, we call them patio homes. I just found a new one, a poker-worked sign (on wood). I assume it means wood-burning. Fashionable for rustic house signs and decorated woodenware. In the mystery series I'm reading, the couple who reside in the council house are poor, elderly, obnoxious, and accomplished schnorrers. A schnorrer is somebody who asks for a favor or handout with the assumption it is something he is entitled to. Iris ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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