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Florence61

Florence61 Report 26 Apr 2023 10:02

This is the latest modern word I heard earlier on the Radio.

Its a shed that's used as an office.

Anyone else heard this word?

Florence in the hebrides

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 26 Apr 2023 10:10

That's a new one on me !

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 26 Apr 2023 10:31

What’s wrong with garden studio or garden office. We all know that it is really a shed ;-)

JustGinnie

JustGinnie Report 26 Apr 2023 13:17

Nope not heard that one Florence. A shed is a shed and if it's like my OHs shed it's a mess as well. lol

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 26 Apr 2023 16:03

A friend of ours built an "office" in his garden, it looked nice and posh and it was his office but even he said it is a shed because it is a construction in his garden.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 26 Apr 2023 17:19

My son works from home a lot and one of his rooms has been converted into a home office. Would that be an Hoffice? Sounds like a cockney being posh :-)

Florence61

Florence61 Report 26 Apr 2023 18:49

Def Vera, yes thats a good one :-D

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 26 Apr 2023 22:54

Vera - :-D :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 27 Apr 2023 08:47

By that token we must have had a shaviary in the back garden.

When OH was breeding canaries, he bought a shed, lined it, and put in heating, for the breeding cages, and attached a construction covered with wire for a flight cage.

And yep, when he went out there he always said he was going out to the shed. :-D

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Florence61

Florence61 Report 27 Apr 2023 09:56

:-D :-D :-D @ MotownGal

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Apr 2023 10:15

Have to admit, when we had an outside loo, it was known as the sh*tshed. :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Von

Von Report 27 Apr 2023 10:42

I must have a shudio then ;-) ;-)

I’m not sure open shed has the same ring to it though ;-) :-D :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Apr 2023 11:37

'Airshed'?

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842