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That's true in most of the U.S., but not in NYC, for example, where you can definitely, "buy an apartment."
by dionidium 5y ago
That's true in most of the U.S., but not in NYC, for example, where you can definitely, "buy an apartment."
- tristor 5y agoNYC is pretty much the only exception to this in the US, which is why I couched my statements. Although, most of the time when someone says they are buying an apartment in NYC, for newer developments, they're actually buying a condo, it's just a feature of regional language and the origin of the term "apartment". NYC is still heavily influenced in its regional language with the association to British English that affects the Mid-Atlantic.