▲ 151 ▼ What is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 2 years ago by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 224 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Similarly I hate that restaurateur drops the n in restaurant permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eiri@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago 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". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eiri@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago 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". permalink fedilink source parent