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the schedule of/for classes

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taked4700

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Hi,

To mean (an elementary school) class schedule, which is more idiomatic?

1. the schedule for classes
2. the schedule of classes

Thanks in advance.
 

BobK

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Neither. 2 sounds to me slightly better, but 'time-table' is idiomatic.

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I might be wrong but I think in AmE, "class schedule" is OK. In BrE, as Bob said, it's "timetable" (note that I would not use a hyphen).
 

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:up: I wondered about the hyphen - it's definitely on the way out.

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I think it must have been on the way out for at least four decades. I've never seen it used (until this thread).
 

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:oops: Sorry to have spoiled your record. ;-)

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