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Old 2011-10-21, 16:56   Link #990
felix
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Originally Posted by LKK View Post
In my part of the US, funeral parlor used to refer to the funeral building / establishment as a whole. Nowadays, the establishment is usually called a funeral home while the room where the casket is displayed is referred to as a parlor. I've never heard or read the establishment being called undertakers or morticians. Those words are reserved for the employees' job titles.
Yes I was referring to it as an association of people in the other part, rather then a place.

Thanks for the detailed explanation.
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