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Ticce Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Accommodation or accommodationS

What's the difference bentween

accommodations and accommodation

Do we use accommodations as singular or plural?
  

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When talking of hotel rooms, etc, the 'singular' is actually normally uncountable, so that we say: I booked accommodations for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night. I booked accommodation for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night. ) I booked an accommodation for myself in Phoenix for Tuesday night.

— Mister Micawber

  • When talking of hotel rooms, etc, the 'singular' is actually normally uncountable, so that we say: I booked accommodations for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night.
  • I booked accommodation for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night.
  • ) I booked an accommodation for myself in Phoenix for Tuesday night.
  • )
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When talking of hotel rooms, etc, the 'singular' is actually normally uncountable, so that we say:

I booked accommodations for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night.
I booked accommodation for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night.

But I think you will also hear it treated as countable:

(?) I booked an accommodation for myself in Phoenix fo
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Mister MicawberWhen talking of hotel rooms, etc, the 'singular' is actually normally uncountable, so that we say:

I booked accommodations for us in Phoenix for Tuesday night.
I was wondering why this is treated as uncountable when this is in plural form. Please clarify.

I'm sorry I'm not the original poster but to me, I find th
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It's not. If you read what I said, I said that the 'singular' is an uncountable form.
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Oh sorry, I thought the first two sentences were uncountable and only your third sentence was countable.

Thank you for that clarification. Now it's clear to me.
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