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5 Nov 2014
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There's a sign on that apartment house over there saying "some rooms are available." Does this sound natural?
There's a sign on that apartment house over there saying "some rooms are available." Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
There is a sign on that apartment building over there that says "rooms available." Sounds more natural.
- Japanese
Okay. Thanks!
- English (US)
- English (US)
A little unnatural
...that says/reads, “rooms available.” I think that makes sense for an apartment house. For an American-style apartment building, “apartments/units available/for lease” would be more common.
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Thanks!

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