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minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoNon English native here, is roommate commonly used to refer to flatmates in english? Does “flatmates” even exist?
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 year agoAmerican English doesn’t use “flat” in this way, but the UK does have the word “flatmates.”
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoI vote for the introduction of the word “apartmate”.
minus-squareBlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoVs togethermates, nearmates, housemates, homemates, and yourmommates.
minus-squarecoffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoYes. Housemate or roommate mean anyone who is sharing a roof with you that you mostly don’t bang
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year ago“mostly”. The optimism in this statement LOL.
minus-squarecoffee_with_cream@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoEh you gotta do it once or twice
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoFlatmates is used in the UK for someone who you share a flat with but have separate rooms, and roommates is used where you share a room, but not a bed, or are not in a romantic relationship with. It’s generally for places like student accommodation.
minus-squarewhere_am_i@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah, but is it valid in American English to call someone a roommate even though each of you have a separate room?
minus-squareHonoraryMancunian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAmerican English yes, British English no. I’m unsure about other English-speaking countries.
minus-squarewarbond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy roommates got me a sweet car bed
Non English native here, is roommate commonly used to refer to flatmates in english? Does “flatmates” even exist?
American English doesn’t use “flat” in this way, but the UK does have the word “flatmates.”
I vote for the introduction of the word “apartmate”.
Vs togethermates, nearmates, housemates, homemates, and yourmommates.
Yes. Housemate or roommate mean anyone who is sharing a roof with you that you mostly don’t bang
“mostly”. The optimism in this statement LOL.
Eh you gotta do it once or twice
Flatmates is used in the UK for someone who you share a flat with but have separate rooms, and roommates is used where you share a room, but not a bed, or are not in a romantic relationship with. It’s generally for places like student accommodation.
Yeah, but is it valid in American English to call someone a roommate even though each of you have a separate room?
American English yes, British English no.
I’m unsure about other English-speaking countries.
My roommates got me a sweet car bed