Real Estate Speak
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What about the indiscriminate and invariably incorrect use of apostrophes?
Only 2 villa's remain (is that "villa is remain" or the possessive form?)
speeling mistakes- often confusing pairs (loose/lose, sort/sought, steal/steel, quiet/quite)
"Our climate is the forth most equitable in the world"
Should be: "fourth" and "equable" (meaning small variation in range)
less/fewer
Only 2 villa's remain (is that "villa is remain" or the possessive form?)
speeling mistakes- often confusing pairs (loose/lose, sort/sought, steal/steel, quiet/quite)
"Our climate is the forth most equitable in the world"
Should be: "fourth" and "equable" (meaning small variation in range)
less/fewer
Oh, that's one of my pet peeves! People seem to particularly like to use them after acronyms... "Cheap plasma TV's!", "Huge range of CD's to choose from!", "Buy DVD's here!".
I remember my mother once commenting that she thinks career advisers get a sick thrill from encouraging people with marginal language skills to become sign writers.
I sure hope that was deliberate.
I assumed so.
This may diverge a little off the track, but over the last 12 months the phrase 'mortgage stress" or "rental stress" or "housing stress" has risen to prominence.
Isn't that just doing the hard yards and making sacrifices like every generation before?
You're (hope the apostrophe is in the correct place, or the spelling police will come after me) quite right. However, these days, everything has to have a catchy headline name. The media are quite insistent on this.
The grammar police will get you anyway, because "the media" is singular.... but perhaps "the media" is also plural?
My head is spinning
. So, which is correct?
The media are
The media is
You guys are doing my head in!
The grammar police will get you anyway, because "the media" is singular.... but perhaps "the media" is also plural?
My head is spinning
No, media is the plural of medium.
TV is a medium, newspaper is a medium. Together they are called the media.
It used to be this simple, Ian, but language is not static. In the same way as "agenda" has long been accepted for a single agendum, and data is becoming acceptable for a single datum, many believe that media is becoming acceptable in the singular, too. See discussion in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage.
In Ingham , it is common to advertise "out of known flooding" = the rest of the properties I have listed. please just don't ask.
an example which also adds to the discussion on real estate photography and the one on paint colours.
http://www.realestate.com.au/reales...estate+ingham/zpcahf/homes+for+sale/105499180
Seriously, those diy shows on telly have a lot to answer for.
I sometimes think a license system should be in place for buying paint in certain colours.
Other times I am sure that somewhere, someone has produced a colour chart in braille........
an example which also adds to the discussion on real estate photography and the one on paint colours.
http://www.realestate.com.au/reales...estate+ingham/zpcahf/homes+for+sale/105499180
Seriously, those diy shows on telly have a lot to answer for.
I sometimes think a license system should be in place for buying paint in certain colours.
Other times I am sure that somewhere, someone has produced a colour chart in braille........
Charming.... small
Comfortable .... very small
Cozy .... very very small
Unique city home .... used to be a warehouse
Daring design .... still a warehouse
You'll love it .... no you won't
Must see to believe .... an accurate statement
Comfortable .... very small
Cozy .... very very small
Unique city home .... used to be a warehouse
Daring design .... still a warehouse
You'll love it .... no you won't
Must see to believe .... an accurate statement
