I'm a little late to the game, but I was corrected this weekend when I used a term apparently frowned upon by real estate and PC factions. Fortunately, my daughter-in-law is more au courant than I. It may help that her mother is a Realtor. It may also help that she and my son live in Portland which is young, trendy and culturally light-years ahead of most things 60 miles west.
The two of them are buying a house, and she asked for my thoughts on a bathroom renovation — rather a specialty of mine. I haven't yet seen the house, so I'm unfamiliar with the layout. Said bathroom is large with a double vanity, shower and separate soaking tub. I asked if this was the master bath, and the question was met with some hesitation. BIG faux pas, unbeknownst to me. She tried to talk her way around it, telling me it was the "primary" bathroom, but then reluctantly conceded that we were no longer supposed to use the term "master" bathroom or bedroom.
The whole renaming thing is so crazy. Master bedroom is something I will continue to use. Anyone who is insulted by it is just plain crazy and I won't take them seriously. If I ask to see the master bedroom and a realtor corrects me and says, "The PRIMARY bedroom is over here", I will find another realtor. Primary isn't even an adequate substitute for Master. Also, I don't think your kids are 'hip' so much as they are indoctrinated.
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The whole renaming thing is so crazy. Master bedroom is something I will continue to use. Anyone who is insulted by it is just plain crazy and I won't take them seriously. If I ask to see the master bedroom and a realtor corrects me and says, "The PRIMARY bedroom is over here", I will find another realtor. Primary isn't even an adequate substitute for Master. Also, I don't think your kids are 'hip' so much as they are indoctrinated.
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