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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
booking vs reservation
Could you distinguish clearly the difference in meaning btw booking and reservation?
When are they interchangeable? When are they different?
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When are they interchangeable? When are they different?
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Hi ! The answer is quite simple. In English, it is frequent that you shuold have two words for the same meaning : one has a latin origin (or French, if you prefer) and the other one has a Germanic origin.
- Hi !
- The answer is quite simple.
- In English, it is frequent that you shuold have two words for the same meaning : one has a latin origin (or French, if you prefer) and the other one has a Germanic origin.
- For instance : royal is the latin one (from Rex-Regis) and kingly is the Gemanic one (from könig).
- Booking is the Germanic one and reservation is the latin one.
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Hi !
The answer is quite simple.
In English, it is frequent that you shuold have two words for the same meaning : one has a latin origin (or French, if you prefer) and the other one has a Germanic origin.
For instance : royal is the latin one (from Rex-Regis) and kingly is the Gemanic one (from könig).
Booking is the Germanic one and reservation is the latin one
The answer is quite simple.
In English, it is frequent that you shuold have two words for the same meaning : one has a latin origin (or French, if you prefer) and the other one has a Germanic origin.
For instance : royal is the latin one (from Rex-Regis) and kingly is the Gemanic one (from könig).
Booking is the Germanic one and reservation is the latin one
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I believe this is a U.S./U.K. distinction.
If I am calling ahead to a restaurant, as an American, I am making a reservation. I may sometimes say "book a flight," and I sometimes will "book a conference room" for a business meeting (but not a hotel room), but almost never would I "book a table."
We'll wait for a U.K. person to confirm that they make bookings for restaurants. (And
If I am calling ahead to a restaurant, as an American, I am making a reservation. I may sometimes say "book a flight," and I sometimes will "book a conference room" for a business meeting (but not a hotel room), but almost never would I "book a table."
We'll wait for a U.K. person to confirm that they make bookings for restaurants. (And
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AnonymousHi !
The answer is quite simple.
In English, it is frequent that you shuold have two words for the same meaning : one has a latin origin (or French, if you prefer) and the other one has a Germanic origin.
For instance : royal is the latin one (from Rex-Regis) and kingly is the Gemanic one (from könig).
Booking is the Germanic o
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