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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Is it true that the Americans use the word "accommodations" in the sense of "food and lodgings" + "travel facilities"?
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Accommodations
Is it true that the Americans use the word "accommodations" in the sense of "food and lodgings" + "travel facilities"?
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" I've got a reservation on a flight to Cairo on Tuesday. "
- " I've got a reservation on a flight to Cairo on Tuesday.
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Speaking for myself, I would not say something like "I have secured accommodations on a flight to Cairo next Tuesday." Those are "reservations" or simply "a seat."
I've got a reservation on a flight to Cairo on Tuesday.
But yes, we do use it in the plural to mean "a play to stay."
I've got a reservation on a flight to Cairo on Tuesday.
But yes, we do use it in the plural to mean "a play to stay."
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In BrE, until very recently, we used accommodation only as a non-count noun; however, recently I have begun to see/hear such things as "We have booked accommodations for all the new trainees".
There are 42 British National Corpus citations for accommodations, 4,300 for accommodation.
There are 42 British National Corpus citations for accommodations, 4,300 for accommodation.
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