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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (5 children)

In America it can mean either, though in college it usually refers to a dorm mate, which often house 2 people. It also describes people who share an apartment/house but have separate rooms.

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  • [+] -8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    That's because the typical American is a semi literate troglodyte, anywhere else you would refer to someone like that as a flatmate or housemate.

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    In Britain, no one would think roommates slept in the same room. The possible words for that would be ones like spouse or sibling and anyone else sharing a bedroom outside of an army barracks or youth hostel would be super weird.

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