Stimuler l'esprit de chambrée

21:55 Jun 13, 2015 

there might be cases where one could strongly suspect non-linguistic motivations for closing a question about some precise technical term without grading, giving the as reason: No acceptable answer (either the Asker was so much out of his/her depth that he/she couldn't recognize the right answer starring in his/her face, or it was some kind of tantrum, or ...) BUT there are also terms that are quite difficult to corner and open to many interpretations, so even a protracted discussion may not yield a satisfactory solution.

22:14 Jun 7, 2015 

"with no acceptable answer" is not, in my opinion, a reflection on or criticism of the help given by others. Anyway, BDF DID thank everyone, so what is the crib?

21:33 Jun 7, 2015 

The Untied States and pubic speaking.

21:07 Jun 7, 2015 

I've realised that "sleepover fun" failed to convey that this was about kids sleeping in dormitory-type accommodation, so have changed it again to reflect that and my current effort departs quite drastically from the ST header as it focusses on the adults furnishing the room, rather than the children. I still have a couple of days to review it.

20:59 Jun 7, 2015 

I find your comment unhelpful. I have corrected your edit to the subject fields. This is not "marketing", but I did find your typo "narketing" apt and amusing.

18:21 Jun 6, 2015 

but this is marketing, so there is no exact solution and a number of colleagues pointed you in the direction you decided to use. So it's not like no one helped or wasn't useful. Dismissing everyone's effort an 'not acceptable' is in itself a 'not acceptable' way to say thank you.

17:37 Jun 6, 2015 

Thanks for all your contributions. In the end I translated it as "Sleepover fun". So, no points because "sleepover" wasn't posted as an answer and the actual phrase used was my own.

11:48 Jun 6, 2015 

No one has mentioned "Pyjama Party"? (turn it into/make it like... a PJ party)

08:13 Jun 4, 2015 

Thanks Alison, but that could apply to just two children and the point here is that there are more than two or three of them. The only problem with "sleepover" is that it generally means just one night, while this could be anything from one night to a week or more if it involved staying at a family "maison de campagne".

16:39 Jun 3, 2015 

I wonder if you could keep the heading even simpler, something like "Make sharing a room fun" or "Sharing a room can be fun". The text that follows describing ways of laying out the room to give it a dormitory feel can then be left to speak for itself.

15:36 Jun 3, 2015 

"Sleepover" seems like the best idea to me. I really don't like "slumber party", which is US rather than UK and, I think, sounds girly. Post for points.

17:59 Jun 2, 2015 

that this is any sort of Idiom / Maxim / Saying. It does sound like copywriting though.

17:11 Jun 2, 2015 

Terrific example you found! Feel free to post 'sleepover' as an answer.

17:01 Jun 2, 2015 

I like "sleepover" if you want to post it as an answer, Sheri. I don't think "slumber party" has caught on in the UK yet.

16:50 Jun 2, 2015 

As Sheri says, something like sleepover atmosphere might work, even for a UK audience. See page 3 of this brochure for a UK boarding school:
Above: Tom Perry- Warnes and Edward Wilson, and Eliza Thompson and Daisy Fiddian, all give their reasons for boarding, which range from being able to get up later, to loving the ' sleepover' atmosphere.
http://my.page-flip.co.uk/?userpath=00000013/00012513/000547...

16:33 Jun 2, 2015 

I do think the point that has to be captured here, assuming we want to give it the same general slant as the ST, is "fun for the kids". The details of the physical facilities are really secondary to this; they're presented as a means to an end.

16:26 Jun 2, 2015 

Looking at the additional context Phil provided, I'd be inclined to drop the idea of 'chambrée' altogether (although I can see a case for Charles's suggestion). Some of the other headers on the website are rather whimsical ('La tête dans les nuages'). Maybe something equally playful like 'Time for a slumber party/sleepover' would work.

16:17 Jun 2, 2015 

This term keeps coming to mind as perhaps a useful lead. Can't qutie decide what to do with it. "Roommate team spirit" still sounds a bit Blytony.