On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:59:48 -0000 Michael Quinion <TheEditor at WORLDWIDEWORDS.ORG> writes: > but in the US it's a pretentious, > over- > sized mini-mansion (think pillared portico and gold bathroom taps) > that has been squeezed on to an urban building lot. Around here that is called "contractor Palladian." D I am Duane Campbell and I approve this message