Cleaner's sluice

Language Log 2024-12-10

Summary:

When I went to the restroom at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, I was stopped in my tracks by the sign "Cleaner's Sluice" on a door just outside.  I knew what a "sluice" was, in fact I knew several related meanings for sluice: An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for […]

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Tags:

grammar

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

12/10/2024, 20:11

Date published:

12/10/2024, 18:28