{"id":10581,"date":"2016-12-05T13:18:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T13:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=10581"},"modified":"2016-12-05T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T13:18:46","slug":"stop-mispronouncing-real-estate-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/stop-mispronouncing-real-estate-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Mispronouncing These Real Estate Words!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop Mispronouncing These Real Estate Words!<\/h2>\n

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Stop Mispronouncing These Real Estate Words!<\/p><\/div>\n

Several real estate words \u2013 particularly surrounding design and architecture \u2013 are frequently mispronounced or misused. Make sure you don\u2019t look like an amateur by saying them incorrectly too.<\/p>\n

Linguists say when selling pricier homes, you may be even more likely to say a word incorrectly because of the more sophisticated descriptions and less familiar terms that are often required.<\/p>\n

\u201cA house is about elegance,\u201d says Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguist who teaches at the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley. \u201cIt\u2019s as much about prestige as it is about need.\u201d As such, he says it\u2019s \u201cnever a bad idea\u201d to use words that flatter the taste of clients, but just make sure you use them correctly.<\/p>\n

Many words in architecture and design derive from other languages like Italian, French, German, and Latin. The Wall Street Journal recently broke down the proper pronunciation of some of the most commonly misused words in real estate, including:<\/p>\n