I was talking to a friend and she said that it was so hot she felt like she was taking a sauna. And we got into an argument about the right terminology to use. So my question is: Would you say I took a sauna like you would with I took a shower?
Because a sauna and a shower aren't really the same type of noun. So could you still say you "took" or would you have to say something different. Like...I "experienced" a sauna or I "went to" a sauna.
How would you phrase it when talking to friends?
2007-08-29 12:03:17 · 5 answers · asked by Torrie 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I'm not entirely certain terminology is important in similes or metaphors.
Usually, in that context, "felt like I was in a sauna". If I've actually been to a sauna, I'd say "I had a sauna earlier." because "sauna" *is* the activity as well as the name of the room - just like shower.
So "taking a sauna" doesn't seem objectionable. Mind, I'm happy using sauna as a verb as well as a noun - like shower, bath. Personally I don't say "I took a shower", it would be "I had a shower". I might say I "took a look at the guy as he came into the sauna" but otherwise I don't tend to use "took" at all.
It's still reasonably obvious what "taking" means in your friend's context - "having", not "removing from the premises". If there was ambiguity it would be wrong.
A sauna is a form of dry bathing, and so one could say "took a sauna bath", and dropping the word bath doesn't really make it all that different.
Frankly if a friend said she was so hot she felt like she was taking a sauna, I'd be suggesting that we go whip our clothes off and actually take a sauna rather than arguing over terminology. After a few minutes' relaxing heat (as opposed to heat when you don't want it) it would be clear that it's not really important.
2007-09-02 06:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Gillian S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a sauna or went to a sauna. but i dont think take could work
2007-08-29 12:12:17 · answer #2 · answered by Demolition Lover ♥♪ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would phrase it it is so hot it is like sitting in a sauna.
2007-08-29 12:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by DR. Care 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take i dont think would work but somthing like i went to the sauna or went in the sauna or went to.... somthing like that! plz best me!!! ^_^
2007-08-29 12:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno
2007-08-29 12:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋