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award(here)
pre-fab
Jul 3, 2004 12:35
20 yrs ago
English term

marionette

English Other Other
Tenants receive an award for living in a flat or marionette depending on the type of property.

My dictionaries suggest that marionette means puppet which does not seem to be applicable here. What exactly does it mean in this context. Thanks
Responses
4 +17 maisonette
4 +1 marionette

Responses

+17
2 mins
Selected

maisonette

I'm tempted to think it's a typo.

houses and flats to let in West Hampstead
... email. Ref:400405 posted:07-Mar-04, 1 bed split level maisonette, bedrooms:1, West Hampstead, £ 210. 1 Bed split level maisonette in excellent location. ...
www.lgr.net/residential/ london/west%20hampstead/lettings/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages

Property News :: cnonline :: Cambridge Newspapers Ltd
... freehold maisonette accommodation comprising entrance hall, contemporary kitchen with fitted appliances, dining area, sitting room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom. ...
property.cambridge-news.co.uk/ viewagent.asp?id=5&type=f - 41k
Peer comment(s):
agree Graciela Carlyle : yes, it must be a typo. maisonette: a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside.
3 mins
agree Pnina
4 mins
agree Jacqueline van der Spek
5 mins
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
6 mins
agree Ramesh Madhavan
7 mins
agree Elena Petelos
9 mins
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
23 mins
agree Javier Herrera (X) : :-D
25 mins
agree awilliams : yes
40 mins
agree Nanny Wintjens
1 hr
agree Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
2 hrs
agree Hans G. Liepert : must be a typo, indeed. ..as marionette (of the landlord) ;o))
2 hrs
agree Stefanie Sendelbach : 'puppet on a string' wouldn't make much sense here, would it
7 hrs
agree DGK T-I
10 hrs
agree Jörgen Slet
11 hrs
agree Eva Karpouzi
12 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 1 hr
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+1
7 hrs

marionette

I don't think it's a typo

See the link below
Reference:

http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/cgi-bin/agent.pl?agentid=1284&opt=prop&pid=126619

Peer comment(s):
agree Aleksandra Gjoreska : I agree
17 mins
thank you, Alexandra
neutral DGK T-I : well, there are some 1 & 3 bedroom "marionettes" advertized by UK estate agents - I assume it is a 'malapropism' because it sounds similar to maisonette (and I've never met it) but surprizing that even a few estate agents would put that unintentionally
2 hrs
neutral Peter Linton (X) : Smart of you to find such a good reference, but I suspect 'marionette' in your ref is also a typo. In fact on another page, the same company refer to the same property as a 'maisonette.' Ref is too big to fit here. Search for 'maisonette' ' fernthorpe'
12 hrs
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