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The level of formality and size. Lounge = large, comfortable, informal. Not usually in a house, but in a hotel or restaurant.
- The level of formality and size.
- Lounge = large, comfortable, informal.
- Not usually in a house, but in a hotel or restaurant.
- Living room = formal, common in a house for receiving guests.
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The level of formality and size.
Lounge = large, comfortable, informal. Not usually in a house, but in a hotel or restaurant.
Living room = formal, common in a house for receiving guests.
Lounge = large, comfortable, informal. Not usually in a house, but in a hotel or restaurant.
Living room = formal, common in a house for receiving guests.
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For some speakers of BrE, the lounge used to be the 'best' room, reserved for special occasions.
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fivejedjonFor some speakers of BrE, the lounge used to be the 'best' room, reserved for special occasions.In American English, that would be the parlor.
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I'll add this.
In the US, at least, a lounge is often the area where there is a bar serving alcoholic drinks, usually connected to the dining area.
In the US, at least, a lounge is often the area where there is a bar serving alcoholic drinks, usually connected to the dining area.
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And another difference is that 'lounge' can be used as a verb, and 'living room' can't.
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In the US the "living room" is the largest room in a dwelling. The word "lounge" is not used for dwellings. It would be used for the largest room in a bar, brothel, airport terminal, etc.
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AnonymousIn the US the "living room" is the largest room in a dwelling.My rec room is much larger than my living room...
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