is this correct? I am wondering why the writer is not using "receptionist" in his telephone message.
Should you require immediate assistance, please contact our reception at 915-284-3633.
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is this correct? I am wondering why the writer is not using "receptionist" in his telephone message.
Should you require immediate assistance, please contact our reception at 915-284-3633.
I disagree. Whilst it is obvious that the person who answers the call will be the receptionist, in hotels etc we generally simply refer to the desk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillnetter
Please call reception if you have any problems.
Please speak to reception if you require anything.
In your original quote, "our reception" is a shortened form of "our reception desk":
please contact our reception desk at 915-284-3633
It certainly sounds better with 'reception desk' or with 'receptionist'.
I agree 100% with emsr2d2. Indeed I'd go further and say that in a hotel/business you'd be more likely to say:
Please contact reception (more likely without the 'our')
than
Please contact the receptionist
especially in the case of a firm of any size where 'receptionist' suggests one person at the end of the line; 'reception' suggests a whole reception desk is waiting to attend your, the customer's, needs - and which firm wants to sound smaller/less important than it is?
Absolutely, "reception" sounds better than "our reception".Quote:
Originally Posted by bertietheblue
It's similar to when we say "Contact the office for more information". Obviously, you can't literally contact an office - an office can't speak - but we don't specify "Please contact our staff/employees at the office".