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Lytblu Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of travel agent
when you say travel agent, does it refer to the person working in a travel agency or does it refer to the office(the place) itself?
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A travel agent works at a travel agency. I go to a travel agency to talk to a person who works in that office; he is a travel agent. As an answer to your question, I would say it implies both of your suggestions.
- A travel agent works at a travel agency.
- I go to a travel agency to talk to a person who works in that office; he is a travel agent.
- As an answer to your question, I would say it implies both of your suggestions.
- By the way, you can't start a sentence by writing '' when'' .
- It should strictly be '' When ''.
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A travel agent works at a travel agency. I go to a travel agency to talk to a person who works in that office; he is a travel agent.
As an answer to your question, I would say it implies both of your suggestions.
By the way, you can't start a sentence by writing '' when'' . It should strictly be '' When ''. Capitalization is essential.
As an answer to your question, I would say it implies both of your suggestions.
By the way, you can't start a sentence by writing '' when'' . It should strictly be '' When ''. Capitalization is essential.
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Perhaps the confusion comes because you can use "travel agent's" to refer to the agency, the office/place.
The person who works there is a travel agent.
This happens with several occupations. The word 'shop' (or place or office, depending on what their workplace is) is often omitted after the apostrophe+s:
"I'm going to the butcher's" means "to the butcher's shop". The person
The person who works there is a travel agent.
This happens with several occupations. The word 'shop' (or place or office, depending on what their workplace is) is often omitted after the apostrophe+s:
"I'm going to the butcher's" means "to the butcher's shop". The person
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