On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:38:56 +0000, Frederick Williams
<frederick.williams2@tesco.net> wrote:
>According to the Shorter 'rooming-house' is North American and
>Australian. Does it have a British equivalent?
'Boarding house' or 'lodging house.' See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boarding_house , which starts with the
words 'A boarding house, also known as a "rooming house" (mainly in
the United States) or a "lodging house",'
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