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Writing games - The renovator's dream

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I've been househunting lately. For the uninitiated, it's an excellent, albiet frustrating, source of "optimistic descriptions". Such as calling something a 'sunroom', when it's a cupboard with a window that couldn't possibly get any sun, but it can't be called a bedroom because it's too small to fit an actual bed. Or claiming a house has three bedrooms, separate lounge, dining and meals area, when in fact the third bedroom is the lounge and the dining room, all at once. Or the 'laundry area' that has a trough, but no laundry taps. Or the 'renovated bathroom' that was renovated in the 1950's and failed to include a shower.

Frustrating as it is to discover these at inspections, the logical machinations that go into them can be fun. How would you describe the flaws in your current abode to make them sound not only acceptable, but actually attractive? Note - the description must have a plausible connection to the truth, some way that it could be seen as an accurate depiction, once you know the real facts.

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