Talk:place
can anyone tell me what the word "place" means according to the Catering business?
Please and thank you .
Spanish?
edit"placer" in Spanish does not mean place!! placer=pleasure place=lugar
- That's correct, but place is a form of that verb, which is why it is listed here. the definition can be found by following the link form placer in the entry. --EncycloPetey 23:29, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Does high places deserve an entry? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:59, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
- I see we have friends in high places. Equinox ◑ 17:01, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
COVER: a place set at a table, e.g. in a restaurant covers laid for 16 guests Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
Are therefore place and place setting synonymous? or should it be parsed as place set? --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:33, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
- You should read that as "a place [noun] (that has been) set [verb] at a table". You misread "place set" as a noun phrase: it is not. And I don't think "place" is a synonym for "place setting" either: it seems to be saying that there is a place (for a person) at a table, which is set (allocated cutlery). 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:DCF2:CDF7:FC1F:D3F 02:45, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
Possible missing verb senses from Chambers 1908
editNot much detail here, but Chambers 1908 has these transitive verb senses, apparently not covered here: "to lend: invest: to ascribe". 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:DCF2:CDF7:FC1F:D3F 02:46, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
Usage note
editAccording to Swan's Practical,
In an informal style, place can often be followed directly by an infinitive or relative clause, with no preposition or relative word. I'm looking for a place to live (in), cuz rn I have no place to go (to); to go places.
It cannot be followed by 'where + to-infinitive': I'm looking for a place (where) I can wash my clothes. JMGN (talk) 00:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
Usage note: relative pronoun
editAfter common nouns referring to time, when is often replaced by that or dropped in an informal style, like where after somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere and place. JMGN (talk) 17:54, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
- I need a place/*house I can stay for a while.
- JMGN (talk) 09:56, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
She’s somewhere about the place.
editIs this meaning covered yet? JMGN (talk) 20:31, 27 April 2025 (UTC)