Jun 6, 2017 17:17
7 yrs ago
English term
isolated but one of a row
English
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้housing
A man describes his new house in suburban as modest house, isolated but yet one of a row.
does it mean that there are also other houses in the same row? But why isolated?
So confused. Please help me
does it mean that there are also other houses in the same row? But why isolated?
So confused. Please help me
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| 3 +3 | secluded from its neighbors. |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +1 | a remote (isolated) terrace of houses |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 +1 | stand apart/detached |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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Jack Doughty
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secluded from its neighbors.
"One of a row" would usually be taken to mean one of a terrance of houses all attached to each other, but it might also mean one of a row of detached houses. In either case, it might be particularly well secluded from its neighbors (high hedges and fences, good sound insulation, no windows overlooked) and possibly also from any significant passing traffic.
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-06-06 17:31:37 GMT)
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"terrance" should read "terrace".
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-06-06 17:31:37 GMT)
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"terrance" should read "terrace".
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acetran
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writeaway
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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B D Finch
: I don't think "secluded" (often treated as desirable) is the same as "isolated" (generally considered undesirable).//Of course we don't have the ST context, only a summary in poor English, so "isolated" may be poor choice of vocab and positive or negative
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I don't think "isolated" is considered undesirable in this context.
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Comment: "Thankkk ssooo much Jack! You are a gem"
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Yvonne Gallagher
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a remote (isolated) terrace of houses
I take isolated as being remote i.e. away from shops , pubs, church etc. But at least there are neighbours in the terrace or row
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Note added at 17 mins (2017-06-06 17:34:53 GMT)
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the reason this is unusual is that there is a whole row of houses that are isolated; normally we'd think of one on its own
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/isolated
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isolated
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Note added at 17 mins (2017-06-06 17:34:53 GMT)
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the reason this is unusual is that there is a whole row of houses that are isolated; normally we'd think of one on its own
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/isolated
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isolated
Note from asker:
| thank you soo much Gallagy for giving idea and source. I will use this |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
B D Finch
: It might be a short row and remote from buses and trains too: isolated from what's going on in the town.//Yes, agree with that. However, I'd be wary of substituting "terrace" for "row", as it could be a row of detached houses.
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Thanks, either it's the wrong word or that's what it means: remote in some way. Never known "isolated" to mean any of other suggestions//yes, take your point but "row" usually (though not invariably) means houses share a comon wall both in US and UK
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stand apart/detached
If all houses in the row are in a row but loose from each other, I would say 'one that stands apart from the row. If it is row housing where all the houses are attached, I would say 'one that is detached from the row'.
Note from asker:
| Thankk ssso much Tina! I think you are right! |
Discussion
It seems to suggest the house is 'detached' (i.e. not physically joined to other houses) — though 'isolated' is a curious word to use for that, at least in GB EN.
It is possible that it means that there are a row of similar detached houses... that would make sense, particualrly if this were US, where 'row houses' would mean 'houses all joined together' — what we in the UK call 'terraced houses'. So specifying that it is a detached house, but in a row of similar houses, would make sense there.