Re: Cloak room... x: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey
| From: | Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 13:43 |
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Hi!
Keith Bertelsen writes:
>...
>>From what I understand, a half-bath is just a toilet and sink. A
>>full bath has a shower/tub. I think this derives mostly from the use
>>of "bathroom" as a euphemism for "toilet room".
Would be 'Klo' (coll.) or 'Toilette' vs. 'Bad' in German. IIRC, there
are no euphemisms, because 'Klo' or 'Toilette' are not perceived as
sounding un-euphonic. :-)
BTW, I pronounce it /to'lEt@/, because it's German! :-)
**Henrik
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