Interestingly, on <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/barn>, the definition is different:
1 A large farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock. 1.1 North American A large shed used for storing road or railway vehicles. 1.2 A large and uninviting building. No 'US' or 'North American' for definition 1. This agrees with Phil's observation. So no problem with building=barn. Cheers, Markus On 4 May 2018 at 15:09, Steve Doerr <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/05/2018 10:18, pelderson wrote: > > Van: Volker Schmidt <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > > > The problem is that (British) English does not have a word for a generic > animal-stable. "stable" is for horses. "cow shed" is for bovines, "pigsty" > for pigs. > > In the US a "barn" may include animal sheltering, but not in UK-English. > > > > The Oxford does not make that distiction. Generally, barn and shed are > about what the building looks like. That would be consistent with > building=*. The usage or function of the building is a much more fleeting > > attribute, which should imho be tagged separately. > > Actually, the Oxford English Dictionary has these definitions for 'barn' ( > http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/15619): > > a. A covered building for the storage of grain; and, in wider usage, of > hay, straw, flax, and other produce of the earth. > > b. Applied to: A barn-like building for worship. > > c. A stable or cattle-house. U.S. > > Note that the animal usage is marked 'U.S.'. > > -- > Steve > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <#m_5309176920713119588_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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