tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post4075904795740849894..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: Spigot? Faucet? Tap?Lemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-24410682731524956512010-12-09T00:42:53.200-05:002010-12-09T00:42:53.200-05:00In my mind:
spigot = the short, plug-looking kind...In my mind:<br /><br />spigot = the short, plug-looking kind with a twisty knob you turn (no levers); usually it's outside<br /><br />faucet = in the kitchen or bathroom<br /><br />tap = at the bar :)<br /><br />outside = where the hose is.<br /><br />What an interesting question! :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360868475218497152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-7352043717895736772010-12-08T12:22:33.394-05:002010-12-08T12:22:33.394-05:00Obviously I'm in the minority, but I use fauce...Obviously I'm in the minority, but I use faucet and tap interchangeably. I've never used spigot.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574959237959082661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-55404829249222994412010-12-08T10:35:33.066-05:002010-12-08T10:35:33.066-05:00tap is outside, faucet is inside. I totally agree...tap is outside, faucet is inside. I totally agree with you. Spigot I understand but would never useAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-69374974446757304282010-12-08T09:51:57.298-05:002010-12-08T09:51:57.298-05:00Nick IS right. Although I wish you were because i...Nick IS right. Although I wish you were because i generally like to support my female comrades.Masala Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713762033892464889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-26745025758331321122010-12-08T08:31:00.261-05:002010-12-08T08:31:00.261-05:00Oh my god this post (and comments!) is (are?) hila...Oh my god this post (and comments!) is (are?) hilarious! To me a tap is a tap is a tap. Faucet, spigot (what?). So I think not only is there a regional difference but also a continent one (continental?). Heh heh! <br /><br />Faucet reminds me of these very British very VERY difficult repeat clients we used to get when I was a safari guide. They were horrendous. And they KEPT coming back, I don't know why. Their surname was Fawcet and we all called them the Leaky-Fawcets. They were so bad it got to the point where camps were refusing to take their bookings!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864726025699486938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-40753364236027728222010-12-07T16:27:44.893-05:002010-12-07T16:27:44.893-05:00For the sake of simplicity it's a tap to us. T...For the sake of simplicity it's a tap to us. They are all taps to me really. I have heard them called spigots and faucets but I think tap is just as good. lol<br />My nephew has Aspergers, I like him he shares my sense of humour.Go-Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746808309929560250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-54262738479231208742010-12-07T15:33:13.800-05:002010-12-07T15:33:13.800-05:00To further complicate things, my husband calls it ...To further complicate things, my husband calls it a hose bib when we are referring to the outside faucet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-38247990919167967472010-12-07T15:25:58.489-05:002010-12-07T15:25:58.489-05:00You get "tap" from Dhaka and India.
Wiki...You get "tap" from Dhaka and India.<br />Wikipedia: "In the British Isles and most of the Commonwealth, the word (tap) is used for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings that control water supply to bathtubs and sinks. In the U.S., the term 'tap' is more often used for beer taps, cut-in connections, or wiretapping. 'Faucet' or 'spigot' are used to refer to water valves." Homeowner geeks unite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-81272354037856500592010-12-07T15:25:00.530-05:002010-12-07T15:25:00.530-05:00I think I'd probably call it the outside fauce...I think I'd probably call it the outside faucet...Lunanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-57373072520015316542010-12-07T15:22:36.310-05:002010-12-07T15:22:36.310-05:00I call it a faucet and my husband says spigot. He...I call it a faucet and my husband says spigot. He might even use it for inside too, I don't remember. Maybe he just says sink. "Hey go to the kitchen and turn on the sink!"<br /><br />Tap makes me think of beer.Lisahttp://seriouslytake2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-72845112584220310812010-12-07T15:18:35.266-05:002010-12-07T15:18:35.266-05:00Faucets are only inside. I would use spigot too - ...Faucets are only inside. I would use spigot too - but more for outside. I would rarely use tap. Only for "tap water" or "water from the tap."Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367153706298032485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-47198477417131340682010-12-07T15:11:51.592-05:002010-12-07T15:11:51.592-05:00Gotta go with Nick on this one. Inside? Faucet. ...Gotta go with Nick on this one. Inside? Faucet. Outside? Spigot.<br /><br />Unless I'm visiting my in-laws in England, in which case, inside = tap and outside = hose point. And my vocabulary is so chameleon that I actually do change the words I use based on who I'm talking to. Fortunately without a faux English accent, which just sounds ridiculous on me. (Though not as ridiculous as the Husband's American accent, which nearly makes me piddle myself laughing whenever he attempts it.)Keenie Beaniehttp://www.keeniebeanie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-39485600053067110332010-12-07T14:57:01.045-05:002010-12-07T14:57:01.045-05:00I'm out west, and we call it a spigot if outsi...I'm out west, and we call it a spigot if outside, and faucet if inside. Tap? Nope, never. I think I'd end up calling the whole thing the hose too.Susan Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-65007993246058240692010-12-07T14:27:31.902-05:002010-12-07T14:27:31.902-05:00Sorry dudette, Nick is right on this one.Sorry dudette, Nick is right on this one.The Maiden Metallurgisthttp://www.themaidenmetallurgist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-19489581418879154882010-12-07T14:19:56.906-05:002010-12-07T14:19:56.906-05:00Hmm. Inside it's definitely a tap. Outside ......Hmm. Inside it's definitely a tap. Outside ... well I just refer to it as the hose even though I know it's made up of the hosey part and the turny on the water part. It's just "turn on the hose." Maybe it's a Canadian thing. That's my excuse for pretty much everything.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602816507915795709noreply@blogger.com