Word Matters
Word Matters
Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media
Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
21 minutes Posted Nov 24, 2021 at 5:00 am.
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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.

Transcript available here.


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