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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, William R. Ward writes:
> It's bathe, not bath. Bath is a noun. And I think to most people,
> "bathe" means to get clean by whatever means, includin showering. If
> you want to restrict it to only tub baths, then I think you have to
> say "take a bath."
Ouch! Yeah, that's a bad error -- but then I rarely spell-check my posts.
Thanks for the correction!
But, I looked up "bathe" and only the intransitive verb allows for the idea
of pouring water over something (the example was a wound), "bathe" normally
means to immerse something in liquid. So, despite colloquial usage, you'd
still have "bathe" and "shower" as distinctly different activities. I hear
lots of people say "I'm going to take a shower." But anyway, I use the two
terms pretty loosely myself.
> Anyway, if you only shower every three days I would not call you a
> super clean freak. Or even a regular clean freak.
Uh...for the record, I tend to shower every day (but not "always" every
day). I tend not to shower more than once a day usually, but then I am not
necessarily obsessed about my body odor -- I don't mind enough odor to let
people know I am a human being instead of a roll-on deodorant stick or
bottle of cologne.
<begin rambling on>
FWIW, I think it's interesting that people separate out the idea of doing
something for a health reason (like bathing) from the idea of relaxation,
almost as if to relax was an unnecessary or unworthy activity -- or it may
be that reflexive separation that seems to exist between body and spirit for
most western people. Imagine the multiplied health benefits of soaking once
a week for your skin AND your spirit.
I have even heard some reports that sleeping well and sufficiently leads to
better skin health (and this is surely a whole other subject) -- I guess I
am merely conceiving of sleep as a kind of extended state of relaxation in
this instance.
And if the question is skin health, I have heard that drinking lots of water
is a great help as well.
<end rambling on>
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) You gently commented about my multiple showering thing earlier possibly being too much of a good thing. I'm not obsessed with my odor either. I wear deodorant about once a month -- like if I'm going to a wedding or something and I have never (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I shower at least twice a day, once in the morning (no shampoo) and once when I come home (with shampoo). The main reason for the afternoon shower is to get the pollens, animal dander, and other allergens out of my hair and off my skin, so as (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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