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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The guest-room window has been mended /...The guest room ...
Hello.
What is the correct form?
- The guest-room window has been mended.
- The guest room window has been mended.
Thanks.
What is the correct form?
- The guest-room window has been mended.
- The guest room window has been mended.
Thanks.
Top answer
I don't recall ever seeing "guest room" with a hyphen.
- I don't recall ever seeing "guest room" with a hyphen.
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Hi Avangi
A guest room is a bedroom in a house or hotel for visitors or guests to sleep in. (Collins Cobuild Dictionary)
I think, in AmE, it should be 'guestroom', but in BrE, 'guest room' is also correct.
IMO, it is not wrong to write 'the guest-room window' or would it be better to write 'the window of the guest room'?
A guest room is a bedroom in a house or hotel for visitors or guests to sleep in. (Collins Cobuild Dictionary)
I think, in AmE, it should be 'guestroom', but in BrE, 'guest room' is also correct.
IMO, it is not wrong to write 'the guest-room window' or would it be better to write 'the window of the guest room'?
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You use the hyphen when a two-word phrase modifies the noun. But "guest-room window" does look odd.
I would say "the window in the guest room has been fixed."
I wouldn't say "mend" a window, by the way.
I would say "the window in the guest room has been fixed."
I wouldn't say "mend" a window, by the way.
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