Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前What is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square227fedilink
minus-squaretigeruppercutlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Similarly I hate that restaurateur drops the n in restaurant
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 个月前If it consoles you, I can explain the reason for that one. They both come from the verb restaurer (to restore). Restaurant being the present participle in this case. In French, “ant” is equivalent to the English suffix “ing”. And restaurateur is “one who restores”.
Similarly I hate that restaurateur drops the n in restaurant
If it consoles you, I can explain the reason for that one.
They both come from the verb restaurer (to restore). Restaurant being the present participle in this case. In French, “ant” is equivalent to the English suffix “ing”.
And restaurateur is “one who restores”.