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Caption under a man speaking on BBC News 24 this morning: Restauranteur.
Restauranteur? The correct term is either Restaurateur or Restaurant Owner, not a mixture of both.
A restaurant is a place which serves food to 'restore' you (i.e., revitalise you), from Old French reastaurer, from the Latin restaurare . The restaurant owner is a restaurateur, the person who restores you.
Does this matter? Yes, it does when it is being pumped out to the whole world by the BBC - viewers assume that the BBC is a model of good English.
Restauranteur? The correct term is either Restaurateur or Restaurant Owner, not a mixture of both.
A restaurant is a place which serves food to 'restore' you (i.e., revitalise you), from Old French reastaurer, from the Latin restaurare . The restaurant owner is a restaurateur, the person who restores you.
Does this matter? Yes, it does when it is being pumped out to the whole world by the BBC - viewers assume that the BBC is a model of good English.
posted by Peter G at 11:49 am
1 Comments:
Peter -
it is still away ahead of the usual term "Caffbloke"
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