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Catchword for “third place”
Catchword: third place
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: Librarians and other experts say the growing conflicts are the result of an increase in the number of latchkey children, a decrease in civility among young people and a dearth of “third places”—neither home nor school—where kids can be kids.
Article or Document Title:
“Lock the Library! Rowdy Students Are Taking Over” (URL)
Author:
Tina Kelley
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Date of Publication:
Jan. 2, 2007
This catchword has yet to be researched.
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Comments:
How is this really different from Starbucks’ referring to itself as a third place (not home and not *work*)?
by Joe Clark 02 Jan 07, 0215 GMT
Because it applies to students, not businesspeople. The subtleties matter. Also, the term is probably older than Starbuck’s extended franchise expansion, as you can see from the cites at Word Spy. Note the Freud and Oldenburg reference there. A related term is the French troisième bureau, which usually refers to a bar or brasserie or the apartment of a mistress.
by Grant Barrett 02 Jan 07, 0239 GMT

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