When someone designates multiple rooms as bathrooms using the phrases 'and also this' vs. 'and this,' what is the halakhic status of the secondary room?
Synopsis
Using 'and also this' for the second room gives it full bathroom status; 'and this' alone creates uncertain status — one may not recite there l'chatchilah but fulfills the obligation b'dieved.
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