Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
Released Wednesday, 24th November 2021
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Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
Wednesday, 24th November 2021
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First: someone who owns or runs a restaurant is called a restaurateur. What? How did that happen? Is 'restauranteur' a valid word? We'll get into it.
Then: why do people say 'meteoric rise' when meteors are famously things that fall?
Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.
Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.
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