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MissLadybird Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Double reception and porterage
Hi everyone,
In a listening course there is a story about renting a flat. I am not sure about the meaning of some phrases, even though I looked them up in the dictionary.
1. The first one is "double reception"
"I's a three-bedroom house over two floors, double reception, large eat-in kitchen"
The dictionary says a reception room is something like a lounge or a room for receiving guests. Does "double" mean it is more spacious than a regular one?
2. The second one is "porterage"
"It's a gated development with twenty-four hour porterage"
The Oxford Dictionary definition of porterage is “The work of carrying or other loads, done by or labourers: “facilities include porterage, restaurant, and cocktail bar”
I can imagine what a porterage service at a hotel is. However, if rented a flat, how could porterage be of use to me? Like, if I had been shopping, and got home with a lot of bags, a porter would carry them upstairs for me?
In a listening course there is a story about renting a flat. I am not sure about the meaning of some phrases, even though I looked them up in the dictionary.
1. The first one is "double reception"
"I's a three-bedroom house over two floors, double reception, large eat-in kitchen"
The dictionary says a reception room is something like a lounge or a room for receiving guests. Does "double" mean it is more spacious than a regular one?
2. The second one is "porterage"
"It's a gated development with twenty-four hour porterage"
The Oxford Dictionary definition of porterage is “The work of carrying or other loads, done by or labourers: “facilities include porterage, restaurant, and cocktail bar”
I can imagine what a porterage service at a hotel is. However, if rented a flat, how could porterage be of use to me? Like, if I had been shopping, and got home with a lot of bags, a porter would carry them upstairs for me?
Top answer
1. To me, this means it is the size of two "standard-size" rooms (especially "standard-size" rooms in an older house) -- either two rooms knocked into one or originally designed that way. 2.
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- To me, this means it is the size of two "standard-size" rooms (especially "standard-size" rooms in an older house) -- either two rooms knocked into one or originally designed that way.
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- I don't know precisely which services this is referring to.
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1. To me, this means it is the size of two "standard-size" rooms (especially "standard-size" rooms in an older house) -- either two rooms knocked into one or originally designed that way.
2. I don't know precisely which services this is referring to.
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2. I don't know precisely which services this is referring to.
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Thank you, GPY!
I hope someone can explain what porterage means...
I hope someone can explain what porterage means...
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MissLadybirdThank you, GPY!I hope someone can explain what porterage means...I doubt it has much to do with carrying bags. Probably it just means a doorman or reception person to greet visitors, and who may also serve as a contact point for security and building maintenance issues.
In fact, there are two different words "porter", with different origi
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Well, this does make sense to me. A doorman/receptionist/consierge. I also thought about that "port" root (like puerta in Spanish) at the back of my mind but I trusted the dictionary too much.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, GPY!
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, GPY!
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