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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
fitting room VS dressing room
Hi,
Which of the terms do you (and other people in your area/country) usually use?
Thank you
mus-te
Which of the terms do you (and other people in your area/country) usually use?
Thank you
mus-te
Top answer
Both exist. Fitting rooms are in department stores; dressing rooms are in theatres.
- Both exist.
- Fitting rooms are in department stores; dressing rooms are in theatres.
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Both exist. Fitting rooms are in department stores; dressing rooms are in theatres.
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Let me explain why I am having problems with this pair (fitting room / dressing room)
According to my Longman:
(1) fitting room - an area in a shop where you can put on clothes to see how they look [= dressing room American English]
(2) dressing room (American English) - a room or area in a store where you can try on clothes [=
According to my Longman:
(1) fitting room - an area in a shop where you can put on clothes to see how they look [= dressing room American English]
(2) dressing room (American English) - a room or area in a store where you can try on clothes [=
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MUSCOVITEfitting room is an area in a store where you can put on clothes to see how they look ... and this and only this term is used on either side of the Atlantic to express this idea?I wouldn't call it a dressing room, that's all I can say. In my AmE, a dressing room is backstage near the green room.
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Im from the southern Indiana/eastern Kentucky area, and we grew up calling it a dressing room for a room in a department store that you try on clothes. I didn't hear if fitting rooms until I came to central Nebraska.
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