Post AcWRiMUbiB1bcQCTHk by leebennett@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AcVa8ZAlnLg0wvy3hQ by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-12-05T19:03:29Z
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In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, we learn that "mansion" comes from the French word for "house." It was originally just a regular house, but our tendency to think of French things as fancy led to "mansion" meaning a big, expensive house.I also investigate a house-related familect: Why would a mother ask a daughter if a boy at school "gave her any house"?PODLINK: https://pod.link/173429229 YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dw-InJtuoOYTRANSCRIPT: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/house-mansion/transcript#GrammarGirl #podcast
(DIR) Post #AcVeSyxk1BdkXlrdse by Freedom2B@kolektiva.social
2023-12-05T19:52:00Z
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@grammargirl I've been using Google Podcast, but Google is shutting down shop and directing us to YouTube Music (yirgh, no). What other free podcast listening apps are out there? Do they allow one to download episodes for offline listening?
(DIR) Post #AcVjrFB5sg9vYVUvuC by bbsmooth@a11y.info
2023-12-05T20:52:24Z
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@grammargirl Hey, that's the Pittock Mansion up here in my neck of the woods.
(DIR) Post #AcVxiSf7m9sQ82Fc5A by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-12-05T23:27:43Z
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@bbsmooth Cool! It just popped up when I typed "mansion" into Canva. It felt the most "mansion-ish" of the many options. :)
(DIR) Post #AcW0z9zWkMHx0VRr7Y by dheadshot@mastodon.social
2023-12-06T00:04:20Z
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@grammargirlWhere's the dividing line? When does a house become a mansion? Or a Manor? Or a Palace? Or a Cottage? (Or even a Castle?)
(DIR) Post #AcWRPNOC9bXith9ENk by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-12-06T05:00:23Z
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@dheadshot It seems subjective to me. One person's mansion is another person's cottage. Having a lot of friends in real estate, I feel confident saying there's no industry definition!(And a quick search shows that Realtor.com agrees: https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/what-is-a-mansion/)
(DIR) Post #AcWRiMUbiB1bcQCTHk by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-12-06T05:03:51Z
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@grammargirl Any points for recognizing Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon? :-)
(DIR) Post #AcWRyZ5sd1OnKlMPlw by leebennett@mastodon.social
2023-12-06T05:06:47Z
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@grammargirl BTW I got on board your newsletter Nov 17 (after you indicated eventually mentioning the license plate album), and I’ve not received anything since the welcome e-mail that day. Any clues?
(DIR) Post #AcXGkmxdMzHjwwgx5E by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-12-06T14:35:44Z
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@leebennett Yes, points to you! I just thought it was the most mansion-ish of all the stock art mansions, but it seems that many followers from the Portland area recognize it.
(DIR) Post #AcXNguDHABrUxm6UGu by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-12-06T15:53:25Z
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Lots of people in Portland are recognizing this image as the Pittock Mansion.I'm starting to feel like I should switch to nothing but mansion content and delight people in a new city every week. :)
(DIR) Post #AcYLOkg1sI43QMjEcS by statesdj@genomic.social
2023-12-07T03:02:28Z
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@grammargirl and, of course, another English variant of the French maison is manor, which very much carries the association with wealth and upper class status as in "to the manor born"