Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前What is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 天前message-square228fedilink
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 天前I dunno if it’s the weirdest but “pronunciation” is pretty weird. Why is it “pronUnciation” but “pronOUnce”?
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 天前Similarly I hate that restaurateur drops the n in restaurant
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 天前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”.
I dunno if it’s the weirdest but “pronunciation” is pretty weird.
Why is it “pronUnciation” but “pronOUnce”?
Similarly I hate that restaurateur drops the n in restaurant
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”.