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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask theBuddha, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you are most likely either new here or completely retarded, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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If I hired full time live-in staff, technically I'd have them live in an outbuilding built for purpose, then I think that'd make the difference. If I did that, it's a mansion. As it is, I still gotta vacuum the rugs so it's a house.

It's lived in. Sure, there's some rooms that don't get used much, but that's 'cause I wanted the capacity to expand into my house.

The grounds aren't carefully curated. The lawn gets mowed, the gardens tended, the flowers sometimes watered, etc...

Granted, I don't do any of that myself anymore, but that's 'cause I got lazy after smashing my femur. I'll still go out and drive my tractor. As such, I don't think of it as a mansion.

I do, however, refer to the whole thing as 'the estate'. That's formal enough without being a pompous asshole about it. Well, I think so...

Is 'the estate' too pompous? I only use it when I'm talking to people who already know I have a big house, lots of land, lots of other stuff, etc... If you were Joe Blow on the street, you'd never know anything was up 'cause I'd just call it my house.

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I don't know if 'the estate' is too pompous or if it is more or less pompous than 'the mansion'.

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I only use it among those who know. It's much easier than trying to talk about the entire thing, including the things that I don't actually live in.

It seems fairly informal to me. Here's an example:

"Hey, I haven't seen you in a dog's age. You and the missus should swing by the estate. I'll cook you some decent BBQ and show you around the barns 'cause I have some new pieces you haven't seen yet."

Like that...

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That works, they know what you mean