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   From: suzee@imbris.com   
      
   On 11/28/2022 3:17 PM, A Friend wrote:   
   > In article , Michael Trew   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 11/24/2022 19:14, anim8rfsk wrote:   
   >>> A Friend  wrote:   
   >>>> In article<20221124134255.20cd1cc819d5e4b6c262cd9e@127.0.0.1>,   
   >>>> Kerr-Mudd, John  wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:25:09 -0500   
   >>>>> A Friend  wrote:   
   >>>>>> If memory serves, All   
   >>>>>> in the Family was the first to depict a toilet just having been used   
   >>   
   >> I've heard the same sentiment.   
   >>   
   >>>>>> One of the reasons we bought this house is that we are two people, and   
   >>>>>> there are two and a half baths.   
   >>   
   >> Seems a bit excessive?   
   >   
   >   
   > No, not that I asked.  We've occasionally had one of the bathrooms and   
   > the half-bath down because of plumbing problems.  You're free to go   
   > down to the gas station if you like, but we don't care to do that.   
   >   
   >   
   >> My 1,800 sq ft circa 1900 Victorian (sq ft not including   
   >> part-finished cellar or finished attic) has precisely one bathroom.   
   >> It has the old-English style commode in the water closet, and the tub   
   >> and sink in the "bathroom".   
   >>   
   >>>> I should have mentioned for those unfamiliar with the term that a   
   >>>> half-bath is a bathroom with a toilet and a sink, but without a tub or   
   >>>> a shower.   
   >>>   
   >>> Not exactly. There are four components to a bathroom. Toilet, sink, tub,   
   >>> shower. Any combination of two of those would be a half bath.   
   >   
   >   
   > A bathroom of any sort will have a toilet in it, or it's not a   
   > bathroom.  I've seen small rooms built off gardens for wash-up, but I   
   > wouldn't call that sort of thing a bathroom.   
   >   
   >   
   >>   From time to time, I hear the phrase "3/4" bath, usually referring to a   
   >> shower-only, with commode and sink.  For reference, I live in eastern   
   >> Ohio-state.   
   >   
   >   
   > A "3/4 bath" is a real estate term.  It tries to make a half-bath seem   
   > to be a bigger deal than it really is.   
   >   
   But a half bath only has a toilet and sink.   
      
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