Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-up168arrow-down133
arrow-up135arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareBallsandBayonetslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoAnd before horses they were called “wotels” because you walked to them.
minus-squareCurious Canid@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat makes perfect sense. :-) Language is just a consensus. If enough people agree about how it works, then that’s how it works.
And before horses they were called “wotels” because you walked to them.
That makes perfect sense. :-)
Language is just a consensus. If enough people agree about how it works, then that’s how it works.