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| − | A ''' | + | * A '''roomate''' is a person with whom you share a double room. |
| + | * A '''suitemate''' is someone with whom you share a suite. | ||
| + | * A '''flatmate''' is a person who puts up with your annoying habit of using foreign expressions after you've [[Study abroad|studied abroad]]. | ||
''Usage Note'': In Junior and Senior years, when it is assumed that most people live in singles, people often use the term "roommate" to refer to someone with whom they share a suite, though the reverse is never true. | ''Usage Note'': In Junior and Senior years, when it is assumed that most people live in singles, people often use the term "roommate" to refer to someone with whom they share a suite, though the reverse is never true. | ||
[[Category:Definitions]] | [[Category:Definitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 14 May 2013
- A roomate is a person with whom you share a double room.
- A suitemate is someone with whom you share a suite.
- A flatmate is a person who puts up with your annoying habit of using foreign expressions after you've studied abroad.
Usage Note: In Junior and Senior years, when it is assumed that most people live in singles, people often use the term "roommate" to refer to someone with whom they share a suite, though the reverse is never true.
