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Re: Cloakroom

From:Eugene Oh <un.doing@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 16:39
I do it too, and I'm just 20 (:

Eugene

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Daniel Prohaska
<daniel@...> wrote:
> -----Original Message----- > > Mark Reed wrote: > >> > >>Hm. While "basin" is not part of my native vocabulary, I always > >>understood it to be synonymous with "sink". Is there a difference > >>between the two referents other than their locations? > >> > > From: ROGER MILLS > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:25 PM > "They may be synonyms now, though "basin" does seem to be falling into > disuse. In olden times, my parents/grandparents & I called the thing in the > bathroom the "wash basin". The sink was in the kitchen..." > > > > This is exactly the way I use the two terms "wash basin" and "sink" in day > to day life. And I'm not even that old (35). > > Dan >