Triple-decker vs Three-decker

statler · 06-26-2009, 07:29 AM

What is this?

Triple-decker or three-decker?

JohnAKeith · 06-26-2009, 08:30 AM

Being in real estate, I can say I never used either. I always called them "three-families". I think it was because "decker" sounded like we were just stacking people up. Not a "buyer-friendly" term.

We should ask the King of Dorchester condo sales what he thinks ...

statler · 06-26-2009, 08:45 AM

Ok, but what do you hear more often?

palindrome · 06-26-2009, 08:47 AM

Triple-decker.

Corey · 06-27-2009, 08:08 AM

I've always used triple-decker.

statler · 06-27-2009, 08:24 AM

Ok, good.

I've always used triple-decker but it seems lately, I've been hearing more and more people say three-decker.

It just sounds wrong to me.

BarbaricManchurian · 06-27-2009, 09:02 AM

Three-decker.

statler · 06-27-2009, 09:12 AM

^^ Freak.

BarbaricManchurian · 06-27-2009, 09:14 AM

^^I hear and read it more often in the news, and I think it sounds a little more professional.

statler · 06-27-2009, 09:17 AM

In real estate sales it should be three-family like John said.

In casual conversation it should be triple-decker, like a true Bostonian would say.

BarbaricManchurian · 06-27-2009, 09:26 AM

haha, I'm not really a true Bostonian

statler · 06-27-2009, 09:32 AM

Well obviously!

Three-decker! Pfft!

unterbau · 06-27-2009, 12:12 PM

the answer is c. triple deckah

tobyjug · 06-27-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by statler

What is this?

Triple-decker or three-decker?

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong!

Correct answer: Irish Battleship!

Suffolk 83 · 06-28-2009, 12:51 AM

Its a three family when your selling it and you want out of towners to recognize it.... When you want your family to see your house, you call it the triple decker, across from the field and three houses down.

Toby I disagree. Many a Polish, Slavic and Irish persona used to live in those triple deckers.

Three decker is OK, but not what most people call it locally. Occasionally they will.

tobyjug · 06-28-2009, 02:35 PM

Ha! Don't forget Lithuanian and African American too! (But actually "Irish Battleship" was a nickname from 50 plus years ago.)

Scott · 06-28-2009, 04:47 PM

three decka

statler · 06-28-2009, 04:50 PM

Scott, you disappoint me.

Scott · 06-28-2009, 05:55 PM

A rose by any other name....

Though the names are essentially interchangable, I feel that "triple decka" with four syllables degrades the non-rhoticity of the R, where "three" (with three syllables) provides a bit more emphasis:

Tri-ple-deck-a... is okay

Three-deck-a rolls nicely off the tongue.

Beton Brut · 06-28-2009, 08:38 PM

Three-Decker in East Boston. Three floors, three syllables.

(You'd think there were no Italians left in this town...)

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06-26-2009, 07:29 AM	#1
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Triple-decker vs Three-decker What is this? Triple-decker or three-decker?

06-26-2009, 08:30 AM	#2
JohnAKeith Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 2,646	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Being in real estate, I can say I never used either. I always called them "three-families". I think it was because "decker" sounded like we were just stacking people up. Not a "buyer-friendly" term. We should ask the King of Dorchester condo sales what he thinks ...

06-26-2009, 08:45 AM	#3
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Ok, but what do you hear more often?

06-26-2009, 08:47 AM	#4
palindrome Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,756	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Triple-decker.

06-27-2009, 08:08 AM	#5
Corey Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 1,124	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker I've always used triple-decker. __________________ PortlandDailyPhoto.Com CoreyTempletonPhotography.com My Flickr

06-27-2009, 08:24 AM	#6
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Ok, good. I've always used triple-decker but it seems lately, I've been hearing more and more people say three-decker. It just sounds wrong to me.

06-27-2009, 09:02 AM	#7
BarbaricManchurian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 786	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Three-decker.

06-27-2009, 09:12 AM	#8
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker ^^ Freak.

06-27-2009, 09:14 AM	#9
BarbaricManchurian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 786	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker ^^I hear and read it more often in the news, and I think it sounds a little more professional.

06-27-2009, 09:17 AM	#10
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker In real estate sales it should be three-family like John said. In casual conversation it should be triple-decker, like a true Bostonian would say.

06-27-2009, 09:26 AM	#11
BarbaricManchurian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 786	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker haha, I'm not really a true Bostonian

06-27-2009, 09:32 AM	#12
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Well obviously! Three-decker! Pfft!

06-27-2009, 12:12 PM	#13
unterbau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 548	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker the answer is c. triple deckah

06-28-2009, 12:51 AM	#15
Suffolk 83 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,029	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Its a three family when your selling it and you want out of towners to recognize it.... When you want your family to see your house, you call it the triple decker, across from the field and three houses down. Toby I disagree. Many a Polish, Slavic and Irish persona used to live in those triple deckers. Three decker is OK, but not what most people call it locally. Occasionally they will.

06-28-2009, 02:35 PM	#16
tobyjug Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: downtown Posts: 2,311	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Ha! Don't forget Lithuanian and African American too! (But actually "Irish Battleship" was a nickname from 50 plus years ago.)

06-28-2009, 04:47 PM	#17
Scott Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 546	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker three decka

06-28-2009, 04:50 PM	#18
statler Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Approaching a City Posts: 5,658	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Scott, you disappoint me.

06-28-2009, 05:55 PM	#19
Scott Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 546	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker A rose by any other name.... Though the names are essentially interchangable, I feel that "triple decka" with four syllables degrades the non-rhoticity of the R, where "three" (with three syllables) provides a bit more emphasis: Tri-ple-deck-a... is okay Three-deck-a rolls nicely off the tongue.

06-28-2009, 08:38 PM	#20
Beton Brut Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orient Heights Posts: 3,133	Re: Triple-decker vs Three-decker Three-Decker in East Boston. Three floors, three syllables. (You'd think there were no Italians left in this town...)

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