Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: king bed

Come da oggetto vorrei chiedere il significato di questo termine. Mi sono
imbattuto in questo termine nella prenotazione (via internet) di una camera
negli USA.
Ringrazio anticipatamente.

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Bed sizes are named as follows, (getting wider) single, double, queen
and king. Maybe they have basketball player sizes too in America for
those extra tall people. . ;-)
cheers,
Loki
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Sono le dimensioni del letto.  Non so esattamente la misura, ma king size e'
piu' grande dei letti matrimoniali che ci sono in Italia.  In ordine di
grandezza (e lunghezza) queste sono le misure:
twin, full, queen, king, California king.  Forse qualcun altro ti puo' dare le
dimensioni esatte.
ciao
Arianna

twin, full, queen, king, California king.  
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ROTFL
(Sorry, can't help myself)
And I thought "una piazza", "una piazza e mezza", and "due piazze" was
confusing. Who's a California king sized bed for? The mind boggles...
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Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscalinet.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/

 confusing. Who's a California king sized bed for? The mind boggles...
Dear Queen Isa,
these are the US bed sizes, converted in centimeters for your convenience.
The sizes refers to the mattresses.
Crib  28" x 52"   (71 cm x132 cm)
Twin  39" x 75"   (99x190,5)
Twin X-Long    39''x80"(99x203)
Double  54" x 75"   (137x190,5)
Queensize (Eastern Queen) 60" x 80"  (152x203)
King (Eastern King)  78" x 80" (198x203)
California Queen 60''x84'' (152x213)
California King  72" x 84"  (183x213)
As you will have promptly observed, California kings beds are slightly
longer, but slimmer than Eastern king beds. So, the answer to your question
is that those healthy guys in California regard themselves as  tall and
slim.
It seems also that California queens are taller and thinner than Eastern
queens :-)))
In Italy bed measures are less standardized and a 'two piazze' can range
from 160x190 cm to 180x210, although I think that this last size is harder
to find.
Royal Metrological Service
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Giorgio

 confusing. Who's a California king sized bed for? The mind boggles...
Dear Isabella,
It does indeed and I am, like your goodself, eagerly awaiting elucidation
from a Californian. Not that I do not 'buy' Buongiorgio's explanation, but
'from the horse's mouth', as it were, would be far more revealing and
possibly entertaining. You never know.
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I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

 Royal Metrological Service
The hidden talents of our Royal courtiers, never cease to amaze one. May it
long continue thusly.
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to find.
IKEA! The mattress is great, but none of my sheets fit!
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Grazie a tutti.

queens :-)))
 How punny!  Really cute.
ciao
Arianna

...and I forgot to say that everything in California is bigger and better.  We
are the third largest and also the biggest state in the Union.
bye
arianna

 ....and I forgot to say that everything in California is bigger and 
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You left out 'the weirdest' too. ;-)))
cheers,
Loki 
once at Santa Cruz... 
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