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Growing up I was told never to use the word mansion ... but rather house. I'm told the term great house is acceptable.
Yes...and always use the word BOAT.
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Growing up I was told never to use the word mansion ... but rather house. I'm told the term great house is acceptable.
Growing up I was told never to use the word mansion ... but rather house. I'm told the term great house is acceptable.
Growing up I was told never to use the word mansion ... but rather house. I'm told the term great house is acceptable.
That's an interesting point which I'd never considered until just now. Is "mansion" derived from "manse"? 'Cause a manse, afaik, is a minister's house, usually of the Calvinist bent. Not an imposing, nor ostentatious abode at all.
Yes...and always use the word BOAT.
Growing up, I was told rich people didn't need to put plastic over their windows in the winter.
Nor do they pile straw bales around the foundation.
Did we share a mother?
I suppose the definition of what constitutes a "mansion" has changed over the years and from country to country, but I think that the following characteristics still hold true, in general:
^^ It would be nice if someone can share some examples of a modern mansion, as we now have many examples of McMansions.
^^ It would be nice if someone can share some examples of a modern mansion, as we now have many examples of McMansions.
Is there a good book on architecture for a noob?
Is there a good book on architecture for a noob?