中式英语之鉴:你是在寻找住处吧

419. 你是在寻找住处吧？

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[误] Are you looking for an accommodation?

[正] Are you looking for accommodation?

注：accommodation 是个不可数名词，但在美国英语中常用复数，不过，无论英国英语还是美国英语，
accommadation 前都不可加不定冠词 an。这个词的意思是“a place to live”，指的是“（住宿用的）套房，旅馆房间，住房等”。
复数（accommadations）的用法：[住宿（有时包括伙食）等条件；房间、舱位、坐位或铺位等]须用复形，有
复念，常不可数。作“住宿（有时包括伙食）等条件”解，如： motel accommodations
The city has excellent hotel accommodations.
He's coming up here next week. I want to see about accommadations.
He wired the hotel accommadations directly by calling the Overland Park Ramada at 1-800-2 Ramada.