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From: Frederick Williams <frederick.williams2@tesco.net>
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Subject: Re: Brit. Eng. for 'rooming-house'?
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:06:39 +0000
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Egbert White wrote:
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> On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:38:56 +0000, Frederick Williams
> <frederick.williams2@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >According to the Shorter 'rooming-house' is North American and
> >Australian. Does it have a British equivalent?
>
> 'Boarding house' or 'lodging house.' See
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boarding_house , which starts with the
> words 'A boarding house, also known as a "rooming house" (mainly in
> the United States) or a "lodging house",'
Thank you.
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