Restaurateur

[davebro]

Wot happened to the "N"" - just askin'.

[Atheist]

"Restaurateur" doesn't have an N in it. "Restauranteur" is wrongly spelt (although maybe modern dictionaries might have now accepted it as a former mistake now become an acceptable alternative to the right word).

[davebro]

thx

[Atheist]

How long before we have Arks" and "Innit" in dictionaries?

[DTCwordfan]

Arkside would be delighted to be accorded such recognition.

[jno]

funnily enough it's "ask" that's wrong, not "aks"

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/is-aks-a-question-proper-english/

[Atheist]

Thanks, jno. Interesting!

[THECORBYLOON]

This link explains the missing "n", https://blog.ciachef.edu/what-happened-to-the-n-in-restaurateur/

[Atheist]

Well, Davebro, it was their word and we just nicked it.

[davebro]

we're getting our own back now tho'

[davebro]

https://frenchcrazy.com/english-words-french/

[Atheist]

Davebro; We nicked their word and now we are getting our own back? What kind of logic is that? I stole your wallet and now I am getting my own back!

[Atheist]

Dave. Just read your link and can understand your earlier post. Mind you, the French tend to use the English spelling. Apart from "Talkie-walkie" instead of "Walkie-talkie".

[davebro]

You're being a bit too literal atheist. You may be looking for a bit of an argument, I'm not. night, night.

[Atheist]

No, Dave; I'm not looking for an argument. Sleep tight. (no innuendo intended!)

[FatticusInch]

davebro
//knew the Frogs would have a hand in it!//

Letting that bling ignorance get in the way again, eh?

https://blog.busuu.com/french-words-in-english/

/There exists around 7,000 French words in the English language at present.

Believe it or not, though, there were plenty more English words that came from French (and typically Latin) roots originally – around 10,000, to be exact./

As a result of 1066 you’ve become more French than you ever realised. Lol.

[FatticusInch]

*blind not bling

[davebro]

This is meant to be light hearted & funny Fatti.

I know you don't recognise or appreciate humour but hey....

You could use this as an example of the racism you accuse me of?

[FatticusInch]

Oh there’s no accusation me old china, your machine gun comments proved that.
We’ll park the xenophobia about the Scots and French though, seeing as you missed the ‘jokey’ quip about how much French blood you have as part of your ancestry since 1066?
Never mind.