“Meet me in the concert hall.”
Usage Entry 1269 / 1350 60-second read
Hall vs. Lobby
A long passage or a large gathering room versus the entrance area of a building.
The comparisoni
“Meet me in the concert lobby to chat before the show — the hall is where the show happens.”
The ruleii
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HALL = corridor/room. LOBBY = entrance.
HALL is either a corridor inside a building or a large public gathering room (concert hall, banquet hall). LOBBY is the entrance area — often with a reception desk. The line blurs in residential buildings ("lobby" may be "entry hall"), but commercially the terms differ.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Hall = passage/room. Lobby = entrance.