Oh, those property agents

[radegund]

So I was browsing on a property site just now, and - what? There's a perfectly good explanation. Really!

OK. If you insist. Today I drove to Galway (for a meeting) and back again, and on the way I passed countless derelict houses, the way you do in rural Ireland, and I became curious - in a socially conscious way, naturally - about how much these places tend to sell for. So after dinner I logged onto myhome.ie (see? perfectly innocent).

Anyway, that's not the point. The point is the ridiculous language the agents use to describe the properties (and the typos, of course - "ozzing with charm" remains forever green in my memory from our househunt of two years ago). They teach them the buzzwords in training, presumably, but it doesn't always come out right. This evening I found the following intriguing description:

Located on the edge of Tullow town, this deceiving family home offers extensive living accommodation...

I mean, doesn't anybody read over these things before they're posted?

Comments

[oddcellist.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose it would make a good place for politicians to reside, as long as one grouped the words properly. And as for proofreading, it seems to be a dying art. Certainly our yearbook and school newspaper suffer for lack of same...

[radegund.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose it would make a good place for politicians to reside...

Indeed! Or, I was thinking, maybe it's the sort of house that hides your socks and moves the hammer when you're not looking. Or lets in hordes of immoderate revellers to reduce your living room to chaos while you're out at work (because how else would the place get so untidy?).