book -- Britishism?

[Joel S. Berson]

That "book" is used at the particular university and for the
particular games cited by Wilson and Arnold just proves it *is* a
snotty Britishism.

Joel

At 10/7/2012 10:56 PM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
>On Oct 7, 2012, at 7:35 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> >
> >
> > Harvard University Health Service site:
> >
> > " You may also _book_ an appointment."
> >
> >
> > I've always scheduled appointments, heretofore.
>
>me too.  on the other hand, you book tennis, squash, or racquetball
>courts, and you book tee times on golf courses.  "reserve" is
>possible, but to my ear it's more formal.
>
>arnold, a racquetball player in a previous life

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