Barn or granary? wich is more common?

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noddyy

#520149 Wed, 28 May 08 07:05 PM

I tried to translate a word that is related to farm, a house where farmers keep the food the collect, and I came to words barn and granary... Is there a difference between those words? what is the most common word of the two? the one more people know about?

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Difference Between, Granary, Farm, Barn

Madhulk

#520156 Wed, 28 May 08 07:41 PM

Well I watch the US TV Show Smallville for 7 seasons now and I haven't heard

anyone to use "granary". They always say "barn". So there you have it. Barn is more

common.

The granary is only for storing the grain. While the barn is the place for agricultural

products and equipment or for housing farm animals.

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noddyy

#520161 Wed, 28 May 08 07:45 PM

Thank you very much, because I searched for the translation from portuguese 'celeiro' to english and they translated as granary, though I never had seen that word before, well barn I have seen before related to a farm.. Smile

noddyy

Difference Between, Translation, Granary, Farm, Barn

noddyy

#520164 Wed, 28 May 08 07:49 PM

Yet I must say I was thinking of words that we immediatly associate when we think of a farm, do you have any suggestions? Stick out tongue

noddyy

Farm

Grammar Geek

#520165 Wed, 28 May 08 07:50 PM

Hi noddyy, and welcome to the forums.

You may be thinking of a grain silo. [link]

The animals live in the barn.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

noddyy

#520208 Wed, 28 May 08 09:55 PM

thanks, I'm actualy thinking of a barn... not a silo, thanks for the pictures too

noddyy

Feebs11

#520257 Thu, 29 May 08 01:32 AM

Both words are common but they do have different uses. Granary is specifically a place in which grain was stored, whereas a barn is a large farm building used for storing hay, straw or grain, or to house livestock or machinery. Does the context of the word not tell you which to use?

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