On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 03:15:01 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 7:02:21 PM UTC-5, Master Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:57:36 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 5:44:19 PM UTC-6, Master Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:41:09 -0800 (PST), "
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >It's going to be a large salad here with a grilled chicken breast, cucumber,
>> >> >tomatoes, chopped boiled eggs, a sprinkling of cheese and chives, and
>> >> >ranch dressing.
>> >> >
>> >> Do you also live in a ranch house?
>> >>
>> >Naw, it's termed a 'bungalow' or 'cottage.' Depends on which real-estate company
>> >you look at. To me, it's just home.
>> I always hear "ranch" in American house hunting and house flipping
>> programs on an Australian lifestyle channel.
>
>I live in a ranch house. A lot of people use "ranch" to refer to any
>single-story house, but that's like using "Swiss" to refer to cheese.

These house hunter shows (I know they're all a setup) often have a
couple, one of whom wants a ranch house and the other one wants
colonial. Or that's how they set it up.