Common Mistakes : Bath

 noun

.BAD: We decided to have a bath in the hotel pool

.GOOD: We decided to have a swim in the hotel pool

have a bath = wash yourself in a bath

.I always have a bath or shower before going to bed

.BAD: I always take a bath before going to bed

.GOOD: I always have a bath before going to bed

(In British English the phrase is have a bath (NOT take

.There isn’t enough water to have a bath

.Take a bath is used in American English