Curious Canid to [email protected]English • 4 days agoThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.message-square22fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166message-squareThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.Curious Canid to [email protected]English • 4 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink48•4 days agoI guess no one said shower thoughts had to be accurate.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•3 days agoYeah, they’re not even close for hotel. Here’s the etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/hotel They’re correct about motel, though: https://www.etymonline.com/word/motel
minus-squareCurious CanidOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoAbsolutely. It isn’t true. It just should be.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoYeah, also taking a shower while on the effects of imbibing probably isn’t safe.
I guess no one said shower thoughts had to be accurate.
Yeah, they’re not even close for hotel. Here’s the etymology:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hotel
They’re correct about motel, though:
https://www.etymonline.com/word/motel
Absolutely. It isn’t true. It just should be.
Yeah, also taking a shower while on the effects of imbibing probably isn’t safe.