The room is full of students; what is to be "Housefull" or "Fullhouse"? Which one is correct and applicable for what? And what is the correct spelling?
2007-01-29 18:25:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
We have a houseful of students. (houseful=the number of students needed to fill up the house)
We have a full house. (full house= a house that is full)
The house is full.
2007-01-29 18:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Houseful and a full house.
full house is a noun..it means the same as houseful...but it is also used in the card game Poker...3 of a kind and 2 of a kind..IE 3 aces and 2 tens.
Houseful is used more as an adjective...we had a houseful of kids...
2007-01-29 18:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Houseful" connotes that a house is full of certain things, like "a houseful of students." I would use "houseful" with great reluctance,
"Full house" has reference to a card game known as poker, among others. The term is entirely irrelevant to your intended sentence.
Perhaps "a roomful of students" would be the better phrase in the sentence you want to construct.
2007-01-29 21:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rommel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fullhouse is from poker, means three of a kind + one pair
2007-01-29 18:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by mihai b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋