'Deceptively'. Is it just me?

wigglebeena

Or do estate agents use this word as, er, creatively as sports channel presenters use 'literally'.

'OMG, this phenomenal young kid is literally on fire tonight, Brian!'

Get the ****** fire extinguisher out, then!

wigglebeena

'Deceptively spacious'. A coal 'ole, then?

Robert_Sterling_3

They use it to describe a property that is a lot bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

kunekune

Whenever I see the term, I take it to mean "it's small ... but it's not quite as small as the most pessimistic rightmove user might think", ie, the bedroom is 7 feet by 5 feet, rather than the anticipated 6 1/2 ft by 5 ft.

poppysarah

"minor cosmetic work required" meant everything from wiring, heating, decor, structural...

Cat695

Robert_Sterling wrote: »

They use it to describe a property that is a lot bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

which goes against the laws of physics

fatpig_2

Estate agents would rob their own grannies so don't be suprised when they tell pork pies when describing a property they're trying to flog you

wigglebeena

Yeah, what I mean is though, right... I feel like Vicky Pollard now. To say something is 'deceptively *****', suggests that the adjective used does not in fact accurately describe the object - that in fact the object would be more accurately described by the very opposite adjective. E.g., if you describe someone as 'deceptively attractive in the poorly lit nightclub', it means once you've got the beer goggles off, he's a right minger.

So, 'deceptively spacious', then...

Cannon_Fodder

unless it is the Tardis...

RainMaker_2

Robert_Sterling wrote: »

They use it to describe a property that is a lot bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.

You mean like a Tardis ? That sort of thing ?

confused31_2

a lot houses by me say viewing advised on the picture, it makes you laugh, just because the estate agent puts that on the right move picture, does it mean all their other properties are crap and not worth viewing???

I think they use these words to keep the vendor happy, but to be honest it makes them look desperate to get viewers in these houses.

Around by me now a well known estate agent as started using internal pictures of houses, instead of external pictures on right move, so when you do a serch it will just show you a picture of the living room, i suppose its a sneaky way of getting people to look at the details, to see what the house looks like externally.