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On 04/05/2018 10:18, pelderson wrote:<br>
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Schmidt <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:voschix@gmail.com"><voschix@gmail.com></a> </blockquote>
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<div>> The problem is that (British) English does not have a
word for a generic animal-stable. "stable" is for horses. "cow
shed" is for bovines, "pigsty" for pigs.<br>
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> In the US a "barn" may include animal sheltering, but not
in UK-English.<br>
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<div>> The Oxford does not make that distiction. Generally, barn
and shed are about what the building looks like. That would be
consistent with building=*. The usage or function of the building
is a much more fleeting <br>
> attribute, which should imho be tagged separately. </div>
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Actually, the Oxford English Dictionary has these definitions for
'barn' (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/15619">http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/15619</a>):<br>
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a. A covered building for the storage of grain; and, in wider
usage, of hay, straw, flax, and other produce of the earth.<br>
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b. Applied to: A barn-like building for worship.<br>
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c. A stable or cattle-house. U.S.<br>
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Note that the animal usage is marked 'U.S.'.<br>
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-- <br>
Steve<br>
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