fun story, I passed the C2 exam and then I realized I didn’t remember the word faucet when I went to the UK to visit a friend
but here in the UK I don’t think I have ever once heard a native speaker use the word “faucet” in preference to “tap”. I guess the story is actually funnier if immediately after passing your C2 exam you (1) thought “faucet” was the usual UK term and (2) couldn’t remember it anyway...
(I liked the post a lot and although I am no polyglot all the advice seems sound to me.)
A nitpick: you say
but here in the UK I don’t think I have ever once heard a native speaker use the word “faucet” in preference to “tap”. I guess the story is actually funnier if immediately after passing your C2 exam you (1) thought “faucet” was the usual UK term and (2) couldn’t remember it anyway...
(I liked the post a lot and although I am no polyglot all the advice seems sound to me.)
I’m an adult from the UK and learnt the word faucet like last year
Yes I didn’t even know the difference :) I thought tap is only for pub beer ! Totally disconnected from the exams where you only dealt with essays