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Whats with French words used for descriptions

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  • 22-11-2012 4:54pm
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    handlemaster
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    I have noticed in particular the Irish times the use of French words when describing houses/apartments... What is the point we have equivalent words in english. I only presume the writer is trying to create a mystic about the property but it only serves to looking stupid. Its like what french word can I put in here...


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    im invisible
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    c'est la vie


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    handlemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


    im invisible wrote: »
    c'est la vie


    Très bon


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    marketty
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    'Maisonette' would be my personal favourite. During the tiger years this was typically half a house with no parking space on the outskirts of a village in Roscommon offering 'chic' country living 'just 30 minutes from Dublin'


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    ghogie91
    Registered Users Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭ghogie91


    a la carté


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    quaalude
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    "bijou" - why don't they just say "kip" and stop wasting everyone's time.


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    Grolschevik
    Registered Users Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    handlemaster wrote: »
    a systic

    A what?


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    gmisk
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    Artisan is always a good one as well! (Its italian thought I think not french) - translation small and old


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    KKkitty
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    Cul de sac


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    Ray Palmer
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    marketty wrote: »
    'Maisonette' would be my personal favourite. During the tiger years this was typically half a house with no parking space on the outskirts of a village in Roscommon offering 'chic' country living 'just 30 minutes from Dublin'

    Maisonettes in Dublin was and is typically old corpo housing. It was where you got drugs in Coolock back in the day.

    Much happier using French than the way Americans name things. A maisonettes is called a "two family house". Once a word is used commonly in English it becomes English. Chic is now an English word with a French origin for example.


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    LittleBook
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    quaalude wrote: »
    "bijou" - why don't they just say "kip" and stop wasting everyone's time.

    Here's the culprits, skip to 3:06 :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blwx-scRJ1A


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    Lambsbread
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    al fresco dining (not french I know) = balcony with barely enough room to swing a cat!


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    Ray Palmer
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    gmisk wrote: »
    Artisan is always a good one as well! (Its italian thought I think not french) - translation small and old
    Oh god!
    Artisan cottage is a former home used by a craft person (artisan). They are normally cottages of workers from an old estate. Full or period features and style unless gutted in the 70s

    I guess they shouldn't use words people don't understand.


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    L1011
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    Ray Palmer wrote: »
    Oh god!
    Artisan cottage is a former home used by a craft person (artisan). They are normally cottages of workers from an old estate. Full or period features and style unless gutted in the 70s

    I guess they shouldn't use words people don't understand.

    Except in Ireland, its frequently applied to any small terraced house, whether it was actually used by a craft person; built by the predecessor to Green Property, or has absolutely nothing to do with either.


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    mathepac
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    La plume de ma tante - estate agents, property writers, developers, Del Boy, pas de difference mes amis.


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    MistyCheese
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    Uh, I'm a bit lost with this one.

    Who's     taking the house to France? :confused:


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    Maggie 2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭Maggie 2


    Petits pois.


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    Hoagy
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    Si ma tante avait des testicules, elle serait mon oncle


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    mathepac
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    Hoagy wrote: »
    Si ma tante avait des testicules, elle serait mon oncle
    For shure bud, for shure, 'specially round Wicklah, righ'?. Entre nous mon ami, voulez vous coucher avec ma brebis?


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    mari2222
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mari2222


    and as George Bush said, the French don't even have a word for entrepreneur.........


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    #21
    mojesius
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    Fabrique Belgique.


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    Procrastastudy
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    Just delve a little deeper into property and land law: The combination of Latin, French and ye olde English makes life 'fun'

    Cestui que use
    Pur autre vie


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    mari2222
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    Procrastastudy wrote: »
    Just delve a little deeper into property and land law: The combination of Latin, French and ye olde English makes life 'fun'

    Cestui que use
    Pur autre vie


    Not to mention Caveat Emptor


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    Procrastastudy
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    mari2222 wrote: »
    Not to mention Caveat Emptor

    That's Latin and more for pure contracts. Land gets likes to get all complicated with it's latin: Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos and Superficies Solo Credit


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    mathepac
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    Procrastastudy wrote: »
    ... Cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos and Superficies Solo Credit
    Is that the oney toppin' yiz have? Can I not just gerra pepperoni, not fiery now, just a bi' spicy? Oh an' I don't want credit tanks, I'm a cash customer.


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    #26
    mari2222
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭mari2222


    Menage a trois?


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