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If this is a re-direct because house is the better word then house should be used on the mainpage. A mainpage category with a redirect is messy and unprofessional --BozMo|talk 16:00, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Image choice.

Is the image (Houses in Fishpool Street) a reasonably generic image of a house for most people? I live in Canada, and very few people in North America live in similar housing. In NA usage 'I'm going back to the house' could mean 'home', but 'a house' would usually mean a detached building with a yard. What's the usage for other english speakers? jericho4.0 17:53, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

These would certainly be called houses in England, and it's a very common style there and elsewhere in Europe. Most are not as old as those in the picture though (the white house is probably medieval). Most likely there is room in the article for images of a few other styles. - Anon

[edit] Treehouse

Should mention "treehouse." --Daniel C. Boyer 20:08, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Doghouse / kennel

Out of interest, what is the difference between a doghouse and a kennel? I'd say "kennel" for a little wooden shelter / house for the dog to sit in, is a doghouse something else? Could this be BE / AE? Saintswithin 21:11, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

While a doghouse is restricted to this type of shelter, a kennel can also include a large complex, "indoors" in the sense of a building human staffers may enter too, housing a lot of dogs, and everything in between; while "doghouse" is restricted to the one-dog shelter, "kennel" just means any kind of structure specifically used or intended for the housing of one or more dogs. --Daniel C. Boyer 16:21, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Home / House

Surely a lot could be said about the difference between a house and a home? The latter is merely a redirect here. Anyone wanting to take on the project? violet/riga (t) 23:42, 22 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Room listing minimum

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[edit] OOPS!

It was a nice article, but you didn't talk about palaces in detail. Those are houses, right? Please consider. And where does Aid cantitades fit in for this pages categories?

[edit] Mention changing construction and use?

Houses at one time were primarily storage and shelter. Outhouse latrines were located outside away from the home and kitchens were either adjacent or close by. Over time houses have gained bedrooms, plumbing, electricity, bathrooms, kitchens, and grown in size. Now houses often include many complex systems such as sensor activated lights, thermostats with multiple zones and time frames, automated washing and drying machines for people, hair, clothes, and dinnerware. -- M0llusk 03:04, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nobility and royalty

Royalty and nobility often refer to their kin while referring to a house, e.g. House of Plantagenet. Why is that? --Kebman 11:32, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cottage/Shelter - are you sure?!

I'm sure many people all over Europe - England especially, would be distraught to read that their wonderful, thatched, quirky old cottage is being referred to in an encyclpaedia as a "simple shelter". A cottage is most definitely a house type. --IanUK 10:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)