[interchange42]

New Oakville condo

http://www.danielsaubergine.com/

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[scarberiankhatru]

Did someone say aubergine?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHhsc4lYamc

 

[Sir Novelty Fashion]

I had my chequebook out to buy until I discovered that the name didn't actually include the word "eggplant."

Deal-breaker.

 

[adma]

The Woods Of Eggplant. Next thing you know, there'll be a condo named "Quantum Of Solace"

 

[299 bloor call control.]

Or "Star of Downtown". Oh wait. That's taken.

 

[Urban Shocker]

I hear that a condo called Birnam Wood is coming to Dunsinane.

 

[interchange42]

I've heard it's bad luck to mention that in other condo threads.

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[Urban Shocker]

It's okay if you refer to it as, "The Scottish Condo".

 

[adma]

Here's more names

 

[urbandreamer]

Served at California Condos on Claremont?

 

[EnviroTO]

Is there a place in Oakville known as Aubergine (aka Eggplant)? Eggplants grow in Ontario woods?

 

[interchange42]

Eggplants grow in marketers heads, but only so vaguely that the marketer sees 'aubergine'.

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[adma]

Anyone for Zucchini?

 

[khris]

Why did you make the title Eggplant?

 

[interchange42]

I made it 'Eggplant' because that's what 'Aubergine' means in English. This is a classic case of borrowing a better sounding French word (far better sounding, actually) to class-up the marketing for this building, and to me it just comes across as pretentious.

I don't know where in Oakville this place is - I haven't bothered to see if its location is mentioned on their website or not - and I will assume it is beside a wooded lot, so great, I am sure there will be pleasant views from the complex, but is there any chance the woods will be full of purple - I mean 'aubergine' - coloured flowers as are shown in the ads? That seems like a stretch, so why not take a swipe at it all?

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