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Started by OldGit, December 14, 2014, 10:30:54 AM

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xSilverPhinx

Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 06:58:20 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 06:44:35 PM
I have another one for you fine folks:

If two or more people are staying together in a maternity ward room, is it correct to say that they are "in joint accommodation"?

I am denser than osmium, so I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Please elaborate.

My bad, I'll try to elaborate.

In hospital wards when more than one person stay in a room (separate beds of course) can you say those people are in joint accommodation? Or shared accommodation? :notsure:
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Tank

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 06:44:35 PM
I have another one for you fine folks:

If two or more people are staying together in a maternity ward room, is it correct to say that they are "in joint accommodation"?

Need a bit more context. 'In joint accomodation' is ambiguious and could mean living together.
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Tank

If many people are in a ward, they simply 'shared a ward' together or with.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

hermes2015

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Tank on December 26, 2017, 07:14:53 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 06:44:35 PM
I have another one for you fine folks:

If two or more people are staying together in a maternity ward room, is it correct to say that they are "in joint accommodation"?

Need a bit more context. 'In joint accomodation' is ambiguious and could mean living together.

Quote from: Tank on December 26, 2017, 07:16:29 PM
If many people are in a ward, they simply 'shared a ward' together or with.

Noted.  :)
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


xSilverPhinx

I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


hermes2015

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:24:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:19:55 PM
Shared accommodation sounds good to me.

Dankie!

You're welcome and that's impressive!

:lol: Not really. I've been to a number of places in South Africa (a long time ago) and that's pretty much all I picked up there.
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


hermes2015

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:31:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:24:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:19:55 PM
Shared accommodation sounds good to me.

Dankie!

You're welcome and that's impressive!

:lol: Not really. I've been to a number of places in South Africa (a long time ago) and that's pretty much all I picked up there.

My first language is English, but most people here are pretty bi-,  tri- or multilingual.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:39:23 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:31:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:24:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:19:55 PM
Shared accommodation sounds good to me.

Dankie!

You're welcome and that's impressive!

:lol: Not really. I've been to a number of places in South Africa (a long time ago) and that's pretty much all I picked up there.

My first language is English, but most people here are pretty bi-,  tri- or multilingual.

I guess that's what you get when lots of different peoples with their own languages and cultures live in a country?

The most time I spent was in Pretoria, did you know that Jacaranda trees are originally from Brazil? Especially from the central-western region, which suffers from seasonal drought as well. Those trees seem to be well adapted to the climate there.

I was very impressed. If I could, I would go to South Africa again.


:tellmemore:
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Magdalena

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:13:49 PM
My bad, I'll try to elaborate.

In hospital wards when more than one person stay in a room (separate beds of course) can you say those people are in joint accommodation? Or shared accommodation? :notsure:

A semi-private room?
"People are in a semi-private room?"

Or, "People are in a multi-occupancy patient room?"

:shrug:

"People are in shared accommodation." --That's good too.

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Icarus

You said that the two were in a maternity ward.  In that case, Joint accommodation may have some undesired connotations for dirty old men.  :-[  Hint: "Joint" is one of the many slang expressions that refers to the penis) 

hermes2015

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:55:05 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:39:23 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:31:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:24:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 26, 2017, 07:19:55 PM
Shared accommodation sounds good to me.

Dankie!

You're welcome and that's impressive!

:lol: Not really. I've been to a number of places in South Africa (a long time ago) and that's pretty much all I picked up there.

My first language is English, but most people here are pretty bi-,  tri- or multilingual.

I guess that's what you get when lots of different peoples with their own languages and cultures live in a country?

The most time I spent was in Pretoria, did you know that Jacaranda trees are originally from Brazil? Especially from the central-western region, which suffers from seasonal drought as well. Those trees seem to be well adapted to the climate there.

I was very impressed. If I could, I would go to South Africa again.


:tellmemore:

Many parts of Pretoria look like that every spring. Pretoria and Johannesburg are both very green cities, with Johannesburg classified as a forest.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Magdalena on December 26, 2017, 09:36:23 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 26, 2017, 07:13:49 PM
My bad, I'll try to elaborate.

In hospital wards when more than one person stay in a room (separate beds of course) can you say those people are in joint accommodation? Or shared accommodation? :notsure:

A semi-private room?
"People are in a semi-private room?"

Or, "People are in a multi-occupancy patient room?"

:shrug:

"People are in shared accommodation." --That's good too.

Too many options to choose from! :lol:
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Icarus on December 26, 2017, 11:50:26 PM
You said that the two were in a maternity ward.  In that case, Joint accommodation may have some undesired connotations for dirty old men.  :-[  Hint: "Joint" is one of the many slang expressions that refers to the penis)

:o

I did not know that...
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey