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• Etterra@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In America it can mean either, though in college it usually refers to a dorm mate, which often house 2 people. It also describes people who share an apartment/house but have separate rooms.

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  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That’s because the typical American is a semi literate troglodyte, anywhere else you would refer to someone like that as a flatmate or housemate.

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    • Etterra@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You must be British.

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      • BlackVenom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Bri’ish*

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      • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        In Britain, no one would think roommates slept in the same room. The possible words for that would be ones like spouse or sibling and anyone else sharing a bedroom outside of an army barracks or youth hostel would be super weird.

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      • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        No, I just use words properly.

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• blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What about coffee mate?

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  • ContriteErudite@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Have you seen coffee prices these days? My coffeemate and I would prefer our own, but we have no choice but to “Lady and the Tramp” a grande caramel macchiato every morning.

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    • blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      With or without straws

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  • BlackVenom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Two sipping at once makes it fun

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  • Etterra@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I mean that stuff is fine but I prefer milk.

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