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[–] Alcatorda 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see what you're trying to say but "salle de bain" literally translates to bathroom ("room of bath").

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it was late and I pulled the wrong translation like the dumb American with a vague memory of highschool French I am... I'm gonna do the American thing and double down that I stand by what I said!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you want to criticize how french people name that thing, you can remind them that when they want to refer to a "salle de bain", they will not only often use the english words "water closet", but they will also shorten it to "V-C". Yes. They pronounce it "VC". Not "WC". There are weird people in France.
(Note that the letter "W" is called "double v" in french, as opposed to "double u" in english.). Also note that it doesn't exist in Canada. That's a French thing.