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Originally Posted by RAFS
I guess Torontonians need to expand their vocabulary. Although, there are quite a number of apartment rental websites that use the term "suite" to describe the apartment type (ie: 1 br, bachelor, etc.). Guess there must be some major confusion happening in TO.
Funny how a topic about 100 Main got diverted to Toronto  . I contributed, so I'm just as bad! |
I'm thinking more about people using the term to describe their own (or some other specific) already leased and occupied apartment. No one here would ask you "what is your suite like?" while in Winnipeg my older relatives always talked about people living in "suites" rather than "apartments". My grandmother would always inquire about my "suite" in Toronto while everyone here would always say "apartment". In Toronto, "suites" are sometimes mentioned in advertisements but the word is generally modified by an adjective like "2 bedroom" or whatever -- the word "suite" standing on its own isn't really used as it is in Winnipeg. Same with "block" as in "apartment block" or some old office buildings -- that isn't common here either.