Hi, is there any difference between “I took a shower” and “I showered”?
Many thanks,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
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Hi!
There might be no difference but I noticed one:
I took a shower = I washed myself in a shower;
I showered = I gave a shower (or a spray) to somebody or something:
“I showered the flowers because they were dying” or
“The winner showered champagne toward the people gathered there”.
I don’t know if it’s correct like this: “I went to the bathroom and I showered quickly because it was late”.
Monica
I think that the explanation of Monica is very clearly.
My English Teachers don’t explain difference between I took a shower vs. I showered, but I believe to describe a action of mine, I say that “I took a shower”.
And my question: “I took a shower” same mean with “I took a bath”?
I do not perceive any difference in meaning between “I took a shower” and “I showered” (used intransitively).
“shower” and “bath” are two different ways of washing oneself. A shower involves standing under a spray of water. A bath involves immersing oneself in a tub of water.
By the way, is it possible to say “have a shower” and “take a shower” interchangeably?
Thanks in advance.
Yes.
I don’t think so.
It’s “have a bath” and “take a shower” (as I know), but anything is possible. Monica
“take a bath”, “have a bath”, “take a shower”, and “have a shower” are all possible.
if not, why do we have to say a long way: "I took a shower’’, we just say or write that “I showered”. So, there is difference between them.
Have a bath, have a shower ( British English)
Take a bath, take a shower ( American English) , they say.
There’s no distinct difference. In English, there are often several ways of saying the same thing. It’s one of the reasons that the language is so rich.
oh. Now, I understand. Thank you so much.
English so hard.