Kindly differentiate these words and also provide the word for - the one who stays in a hostel.
G gyan Member Joined May 11, 2020 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Sep 16, 2020 #1 Kindly differentiate these words and also provide the word for - the one who stays in a hostel.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Sep 16, 2020 #2 What have you already discovered for yourself by consulting the dozens of free online dictionaries at One.Look.com?
What have you already discovered for yourself by consulting the dozens of free online dictionaries at One.Look.com?
G gyan Member Joined May 11, 2020 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Sep 16, 2020 #3 After referring some dictionaries, I got confused.
tzfujimino Key Member Joined Dec 8, 2007 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Japanese Home Country Japan Current Location Japan Sep 16, 2020 #4 Which dictionaries did you refer to?
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 16, 2020 #5 These three words are all so rarely used that I wouldn't bother working on them.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 16, 2020 #6 And two of them have nothing to do with staying at a hostel. Every dictionary definition I found with a quick Google search showed me that.
And two of them have nothing to do with staying at a hostel. Every dictionary definition I found with a quick Google search showed me that.
P PeterCW Senior Member Joined Apr 1, 2020 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Sep 16, 2020 #7 One of my great great grandfathers was an hostler. The more common spelling is "ostler", hence my choice of article. "Hosteler" is archaic, we would always use "hotelier" these days. "Hosteller" was a regular term in BrE half a century ago but "backpacker" is more common now.
One of my great great grandfathers was an hostler. The more common spelling is "ostler", hence my choice of article. "Hosteler" is archaic, we would always use "hotelier" these days. "Hosteller" was a regular term in BrE half a century ago but "backpacker" is more common now.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 17, 2020 #8 Gyan, we are still waiting for you to tell us or give us links to dictionary definitions that left you confused.
Gyan, we are still waiting for you to tell us or give us links to dictionary definitions that left you confused.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 17, 2020 #9 gyan said: Kindly differentiate between these words, and also provide the word for the one who stays at a hostel. Click to expand... Well, I am not familiar with any of those words, but there is at least one person on here who is.
gyan said: Kindly differentiate between these words, and also provide the word for the one who stays at a hostel. Click to expand... Well, I am not familiar with any of those words, but there is at least one person on here who is.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 17, 2020 #10 gyan said: After referring to some dictionaries, I got confused. Click to expand... I think you need to work on prepositions. (I am confused about why you are confused.)
gyan said: After referring to some dictionaries, I got confused. Click to expand... I think you need to work on prepositions. (I am confused about why you are confused.)