Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down133
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareCurious Canid@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoThat makes perfect sense. :-) Language is just a consensus. If enough people agree about how it works, then that’s how it works.
That makes perfect sense. :-)
Language is just a consensus. If enough people agree about how it works, then that’s how it works.