kadioguy
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- Mar 4, 2017
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- Chinese
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- Taiwan
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- Taiwan
(From a TOEIC test)
Woman: Have you made arrangements to attend the sales conference in London?
Man: Sort of. I've registered to attend the conference, but I haven't booked a room yet.
Woman: You should really do that soon. I made my reservations last week and the conference hotels are already full. I’m staying severat miles from the convention center.
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1. Why is “arrangements” in the plural? I think that that refers to things about attending the sales conference, for example, to register to attend the conference and to book a room.
2. Why is “reservations” in the plural? I think that that also refers to things about attending the sales conference, for example, to have a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, and a taxi to the convention center, kept for you.
Are my thoughts reasonable?
Or maybe I’m overthinking about that – “a reservation” and “reservations” can practically mean the same. Please see below:
We made dinner reservations at the restaurant for 6 o'clock.
https://learnersdictionary.com/definition/reservation
We have a reservation in the name of Grant.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reservation?q=reservation
What do you think?
Woman: Have you made arrangements to attend the sales conference in London?
Man: Sort of. I've registered to attend the conference, but I haven't booked a room yet.
Woman: You should really do that soon. I made my reservations last week and the conference hotels are already full. I’m staying severat miles from the convention center.
[...]
[https://i.imgur.com/h7vnzSU.jpg]
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1. Why is “arrangements” in the plural? I think that that refers to things about attending the sales conference, for example, to register to attend the conference and to book a room.
2. Why is “reservations” in the plural? I think that that also refers to things about attending the sales conference, for example, to have a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, and a taxi to the convention center, kept for you.
Are my thoughts reasonable?
Or maybe I’m overthinking about that – “a reservation” and “reservations” can practically mean the same. Please see below:
We made dinner reservations at the restaurant for 6 o'clock.
https://learnersdictionary.com/definition/reservation
We have a reservation in the name of Grant.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reservation?q=reservation
What do you think?