Re: [romconlang] -able

Huh.  I had no idea about this difference.  Just when I think I've got
a handle on most of the US/UK differences.

I can confirm that over here in Leftpondia, the entire grassy area
adjacent to a house is the "yard".   (The entire plot of land is the
"lot"; the lot minus the house is the yard.)

A "garden" is a small portion dedicated to growing either flowers or
fruits/vegetables, as opposed to just grass/shrubbery/trees.  The
garden may or may not be physically separated from the rest of the
yard by some sort of small raised border; if it is, it may be called a
"garden box".

A small paved area behind the house, whether enclosed or not, is a
"patio"; however, those are not as common in my immediate area as they
were where I grew up.  Almost all homes around here are built into a
grade such that the back yard is one storey lower than the front; as
such, instead of a patio at ground level, they usually have a "deck"
that is elevated to the main level of the house.  Sometimes the back
door opens up over ground that is not quite the full storey below
(usually because there is a side grade in addition to the front-back
grade), in which case instead of a deck (which you can walk under, and
which is usually made of wood) you have a "back porch" (which you
can't walk under and which is frequently solid concrete: essentially
an elevated patio).

I have no idea what a "yard brush" is.  I would sweep the patio with a broom.

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