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Comment on Micro-building changes with seasons by Larry

Larry — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:08:29 +0000

Actually, the spelling is defined by the dictionary, not my opinion.

In French, facade and façade would be pronounced differently. The c in this case would be pronounced like a “k” while the ç is more like an “s”. However, in English, façade and facade are pronounced the same. On the other hand, Pena would not be pronounced the same as Peña, in English or Spanish. There are people with the last name Pena, who pronounce it differently than Federico pronounces his name. Therefore, we adapt the Spanish practice of adding the tilde over the n to make it the correct spelling and pronunciation in English.

Getting back to fac(ç)ade. The funny thing about English is that when a word’s misspelling or mispronunciation become widely used, then English accepts the new spelling or pronunciation as an acceptable alternate, or even supplants it over time. The adaptability of English is also what makes it so complex and why there are so many ways to say things compared to any other language – I’ve heard that English has double the words of the number two language, but can’t verify that.

Comment on Micro-building changes with seasons by Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:42:04 +0000

NON!
It is a French word brought into English.
Façade!

You probably think that Federico Pena is OK.

Comment on East West unveils Triangle building by Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:39:32 +0000

typo time
With just three facades
façades

Comment on East West unveils Triangle building by Larry

Larry — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:57:11 +0000

“”The Triangle Building is destined to become one of Denver’s most iconic new structures, and will boast an ideal location in the center of Denver’s Union Station redevelopment plan,” said Todd Wheeler, of Cushman & Wakefield commercial real estate brokerage. “The façade can be compared to other architectural marvels like The Flatirons Building in Manhattan and will be among Denver’s most visible landmarks.”

Ahhh, yeah – Not bloody likely! However, I do think it is a very nice building and it fills in the fabric of that area very elegantly. I am really looking forward to this project. But, to compare it to the Flatiron Building in NYC, is an extreme stretch. Sort of like saying the Colorado Convention Center is Denver’s Sydney Opera House.

Comment on East West unveils Triangle building by Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:43 +0000

I assume that after it is built, there will be a big fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

Comment on Micro-building changes with seasons by Larry

Larry — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:06 +0000

Actually, facade is not a typo. In English facade and façade are equally acceptable.

Comment on Quantum Title indicted for Ponzi scam by Jason

Jason — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:16 +0000

Also johnD, the home was refinanced in September 2009, and the lawsuit was filed in 2011. We are not just talking about a “few months”. Looks more like 3 years of fighting.

Comment on Quantum Title indicted for Ponzi scam by Jason

Jason — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:48 +0000

John Rebchook-

Why don’t ask someone from Land Title how long they would take to payoff a mortgage if their employee stole funds. I’m 100% sure they would pay before a lawsuit was filled and the owner home went into foreclosure.

Comment on Quantum Title indicted for Ponzi scam by Jason

Jason — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:27 +0000

Here is another link…. You can hear the story for the real people affected from crime.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/stolen-wire-transfer-leaves-family-in-foreclosure

Again, to my point, you don’t want to use a mom and pop title company. If a Fidelity National (a fortune 500 company) employee steals money, they will pay you off the same day. Or, take your chances with Ed’s title….. It seem a little silly to risk all the potential headaches to save $100.

Comment on Quantum Title indicted for Ponzi scam by JohnD

JohnD — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:51 +0000

I am not going to put the time in to refute all three ‘examples’ in that article, but I did research the first one, The Canning property in Douglas county at 12099 Song Bird. As stated in the article they refinanced their mortgage and the payoff to the first (BOA) got stolen from the Title company account. The Cannings filed a lawsuit, dougals 2011CV1625, against the underwriter, Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund on 7/5/2011, it was resolved with an agreement for the underwriter to payoff the BOA DOT a few months later. Had they used a ‘big’ title company, I expect that the sequence of events would have followed the same path, management of the big title company would have required that the claimant file a lawsuit asserting their claim before paying out a $277K claim. The statement in the article that Classic Title was not insured for theft was irrelevant and misleading, they, and the underwriter, were still responsible for that money. Later in the article Wolff, a principle in a title company, is quoted as an authority stating something to the effect that in such situations the seller/refinancer has no recourse in such situations, of course he would like to put forth that fiction since he represents a title company, he is not objective, he would like to discourage all potential future claims.