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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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home vs house

What is the difference between home and house?
  

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Basically, a house is a particular type of structure where one lives, something other than an apartment or a trailer. Home is more of an abstract concept, illustrated by axioms such as Home is where the heart is, or I really feel at home here. It can also be used generically, as in "I have to go home now".

  • Basically, a house is a particular type of structure where one lives, something other than an apartment or a trailer.
  • Home is more of an abstract concept, illustrated by axioms such as Home is where the heart is, or I really feel at home here.
  • It can also be used generically, as in "I have to go home now".
  • There is, of course, some overlapping in the meaning, as someone might say, "You have such a lovely home," which can refer to the structure as well as to the "feeling" the place has.
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Basically, a house is a particular type of structure where one lives, something other than an apartment or a trailer. Home is more of an abstract concept, illustrated by axioms such as Home is where the heart is, or I really feel at home here. It can also be used generically, as in "I have to go home now".
There is, of course, some overlapping in the meaning, as
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Your home may be a house, a houseboat, an apartment, a trailer, a cave, an igloo, a camp, etc.

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