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| − | A '''roommmate''' 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]]. | + | * A '''roommmate''' 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. | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, 17 June 2007
- A roommmate 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.
