Torqueing About Words.

[stewey]

Does anyone else think that the word “restaurant” should be spelled “restaraunt” since when we pronounce it, we make the third syllable rhyme with “haunt’ and not the second?...Things like this keep me awake at knight.

[Psybbo]

restorant is how I pronounce it

[woofgang]

me too, and that is actually its origin. The first restaurants in Paris sold soups and nourishing snacks intended to "restore" the customer.

[shoota]

Things like this keep me awake at knight....
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[stewey]

Psybbo, you say "rant" as in to yell and shout?

[stewey]

Shoota, can you order that dish with no dressing?

[Psybbo]

Yes, stewey. I'm a bit worried about keeping shoota awake now!

[shoota]

Yup....
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[tonyav]

I knew that I watched 'The Big Bang Theory' for some reason, thanks for the reminder, shoota.

[DrFilth]

stewey just say going to the greasy spoon, sorted

[stewey]

I'm starting to think that my silly question could be complicated by the difference between the North American and British ways of pronouncing the letter "a". For example, when we say "aunt" it rhymes with "ant" and not "aren't".

[shoota]

Almost as bonny as Psybbo.......

[lady-janine]

this is too much for me to cope with. foreign languages as well. flipping heck.

[alexanderd]

Stewey in the north of england we say ant for aunt, there is no "R" in it, similarly "bath,not barth"

[tonyav]

Yeah, and it's bus not bas.

[stewey]

Now that things are getting complicated, I'm going to rome across the field in search of bier.

[tonyav]

G'night then, stewey, enjoy your self.

[lady-janine]

north and south have different ways of saying things stewey. i'd keep out of that debate if I were you.

[stewey]

Thanks, Tony, I will...Cheers to you all.

[boxtops]

It's the difference in where we are, stewey - it's like some people here say joolery instead of pronouncing it Jewelry, or sekkertry instead of secretary.