Difference between revisions of "Roommate"

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* A '''roommmate''' is a person with whom you share a double room.
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* A '''roomate''' is a person with whom you share a double room.
 
* A '''suitemate''' is someone with whom you share a suite.
 
* 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 '''flatmate''' is a person who puts up with your annoying habit of using foreign expressions after you've [[Study abroad|studied abroad]].

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.