[Vocabulary] Car rental or car rent?

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Hello,

my name is Tomas and I come from the Czech Republic. I am currently working at a language school where I am supposed to make an English course which should be specialized for car rental companies. I have done it all and I have one last issue. I have to make a front-page where I should include the name of the course. Now I don't know what sounds better in English:

a) Car rental English
b) English for car rental

I don't know what is correct or at least sounds better. If you might have any better ideas how to call it, please let me know.

Thank you

Tomas
 

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Hello,

my name is Tomas and I come from the Czech Republic. I am currently working at a language school where I am supposed to make an English course which should be specialized for car rental companies. I have done it all and I have one last issue. I have to make a front-page where I should include the name of the course. Now I don't know what sounds better in English:

a) Car rental English
b) English for car rental

I don't know what is correct or at least sounds better. If you might have any better ideas how to call it, please let me know.

Thank you

Tomas

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I'd rather say: An English Course in Car Rental :roll:
 

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Hello,

my name is Tomas and I come from the Czech Republic. I am currently working at a language school where I am supposed to make an English course which should be specialized for car rental companies. I have done it all and I have one last issue. I have to make a front-page where I should include the name of the course. Now I don't know what sounds better in English:

a) Car rental English
b) English for car rental

I don't know what is correct or at least sounds better. If you might have any better ideas how to call it, please let me know.

Thank you

Tomas

Perhaps: "English for Car Rental businesses".
 

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Thank you for your replies. What do you think about "English for Car Rental Companies" (inspired by bhaisahab)
 

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Would it not depend on whether it is supposed to be AmE or BrE?

My British guests seem to refer to a car rental agency as a "Car Hire Agency"

In Canada they are classed in the telephone directories as "Automobile rental agencies/companies."
 

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You see both hire and rent used with cars. I think I'd probably use car hire as the noun and rent a car as the verb. (British English speaker)
 

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English for Car Rental Personnels/Professionals (the target group of people rather than the companies or businesses)
 
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