the hot and steamy sauna

angliholic · #1 (**permalink**) 27-Nov-2007, 07:34

Helen really enjoyed sitting in the hot and steamy sauna.

If I say "the hot and steamy Finnish bath," do I lose some things from the above original?

Anglika · #2 (**permalink**) 28-Nov-2007, 00:38

You will lose clarity - "sauna" is immediately understood; "Finnish bath" is not a commonly used term.

angliholic · #3 (**permalink**) 28-Nov-2007, 00:42

Thanks, Anglika.

Barb_D · #4 (**permalink**) 28-Nov-2007, 03:18

Where I live, the sauna is the room with the very DRY heat and the steam room is the one with the steamy heat. I have no idea what a Finnish bath is.

angliholic · #5 (**permalink**) 28-Nov-2007, 04:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barb_D

Where I live, the sauna is the room with the very DRY heat and the steam room is the one with the steamy heat. I have no idea what a Finnish bath is.

Thanks, Barb.


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