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Bert Hyman

(John A. Weeks III) wrote in
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Bert Hyman wrote:

(Nick) wrote in
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what is the difference between single family home and town
house?

A "town house" would mean attached housing, maybe just a duplex,
maybe a full-blown row house. The alternative would be a house
sitting on its own lot.

Not always. Here in the twin cities, there are a large number
of "detached townhome" communities. These are free standing
buildings with one unit per building, but the land is owned
in common, and the association takes care of outside maintenance.

Just another example of language drift rendering a perfectly useful
term like "town house" meaningless.

If you think about what a "town house" was originally, you'll see
that even using the term for row houses or duplexes built in the
suburbs is silly.

But, that's the way language works.

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |