[Tagging] building=maisonette(s)

[André Pirard]

On 2017-12-02 23:21, Warin wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>
>>     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

That's what  On 2017-12-02 20:16, André Pirard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Er (link to the dictionary)
> <http://www.dictionary.com/browse/maisonette?s=t>
>
> And, BTW, the French is maiso*nn*ette. English is both right and wrong.
>
> Cheers
> Cordialement,
>
> André.
>
That isn't stealing. That's unification, standardization.
>>
>>  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 These days, it's apparently been replaced by "Granny Flat", which is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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