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Raf - 19 Jul 2005 17:39 GMT

How do you call a place where the employees of a company have their
meal? Is it dining room or it has another especific word?

Thanks.

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Owain - 19 Jul 2005 19:13 GMT

> How do you call a place where the employees of a company have their
> meal? Is it dining room or it has another especific word?

In British English, "dining room" suggests a smaller, more luxuriously
appointed room for the use of senior staff. Most employees would eat in
a canteen.

Owain

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Raf - 20 Jul 2005 12:01 GMT

thanks a lot!!

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credoquaabsurdum - 23 Jul 2005 02:02 GMT

> How do you call a place where the employees of a company have their
> meal? Is it dining room or it has another especific word?
>
> Thanks.

In the United States, the British "canteen" is almost always called a
"cafeteria." A canteen is solely, in the States, a small water
container used by hiking/camping enthusiasts or military personnel out
in the field.

The word "cafeteria," in several languages, is used to refer to a
coffee shop. I would be willing to bet that this confusion of terms is
what prompted your question.

Then again, I am notoriously poor at the crystal ball game...

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