[Tagging] building=maisonette(s)

[Warin]

On 03-Dec-17 09:09 AM, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
> On 3 December 2017 at 04:58, marc marc <marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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>
>     In french, a "maisonette" is a small detached house or a tiny
>     house or a
>     shed.
>     Did this word also exist in english
>

English has stolen many words from other languages. This may well be one 
of them.
My dictionary says "maisonette"; 1) small house 2) semi-detached house 
3) self contained flat over 2 floors
>
>  Have heard the term in Australia but not for many years.
>
> These days, it's apparently been replaced by "Granny Flat", which is a 
> similar concept of a self-contained flat attached to a house, but with 
> it's own entrance.
>

Granny flats can be attached (or semi-detached) or completely separate 
from the main residence.
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