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by barkingcat 2236 days ago
The difference is the word own.

In all the examples given earlier, the words "I have a datacentre" (or the approximate "I have my own datacenter") vs "I own a datacentre" (or the approximate "I own my own datacentre") have very significant differences.

In the UK, many people would say "I have a flat in this district" and that would be understood as being a renter, since some UK neighborhoods are just too expensive, and renting is the norm rather than ownership.

Similar in North American cities "I have an apartment in a brownstone in Manhattan" - does not necessarily mean they own it, but it could mean ownership or rental or lease or rent-controlled/stabilized tenancy (which could go on for multiple decades/generations of inhabitancy).

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This is just bending over backwards to try to justify companies and people playing fast and loose to obscure what they actually have.

If someone says "I have a brownstone in Manhattan" and they actually mean they rent one of seven rooms, it's just a lie.