Etymology 101: Restaurant
No great revelation here, more really of a thank-you:One recurring task in my job as an editor at a lifestyle magazine is to firmly but patiently explain to yet another writer or coworker that, no,...
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What an enjoyable post! Would that all magazine editors were cast in your mold, Bambo.
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It is a marvelous piece. I would have insisted on the 'n' as well.I know, however, that I have read in the last 10 or so years, an article or book on this very subject of the history of the word and...
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I don't suppose it would help if you told your coworkers that if they insist on the "n" you're going to spell it "rest-o-ranter" to rhyme with tam o'shanter.Anyway, the famous (locally) Herb Caen,...
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Thanks, SL. When I'm headed for bed, my spell check just isn't functioning.
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Of course, as languagehat is fond of pointing out, you don't need to speak French to speak English, and if enough people spell "restaurateur" with an -n-, that will become the (or at least a) correct...
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JGorman: If you ever remember the name/origin of that article or book, please let me know--I would love to read it.Dr. T: I did see the AHD variant, but our house style is to go with their first...
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The NY Times Manual of Style & Usage insists on 'restaurateur.' And, Bambo, while you're engaged in your Herculean tasks, tackle the case of R.S.V.P. Many think that this is the abbreviation for...
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This note was at the bottom of the Wiki article and I believe that this was the book: Rebecca L. Spang (2000), The Invention of the Restaurant, Harvard University PressI remember that it was about 5...
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Hands up those ignoramuses/ignorami(?) who, like me, leave the "n" in restauranteur, not because we chose to do it, but because we didn't know any better.Ignorance is bliss. Or was, till I read this...
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JGorman: Thanks, I will definitely add that to my list of books to read!Skiberoo: Thanks for the tip--I expect I would have missed an extra "s" in "repondez." My French, I'm sad to say, is almost...
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Quote:the case of R.S.V.P. Many think that this is the abbreviation for 'rspondez s'il vous plat,' because of the English 'respond,' and are surprised to learn that the correct French is 'rpondez s'il...
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