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Dennis
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Dennis asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

English speakers: why is hotel dropped from Maitre d'?

The French term for head waiter is "le maître d'hôtel". I understand why the accents are dropped when the term is used in English, but why is hôtel dropped as well?

"Maitre d' " doesn't make any sense in French at all!

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  • Crazygirl ♥ aka GT
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Simple, a restaurant(cafe) is NOT a hotel.

    The d' was left becaues it sounds 'fancy'

    Your right, 'headman of the' makes no sence.

    Source(s): take french, speak english.
  • Dios es amor
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Well, I have seen that people in usa cut words. Perhaps they are so lazy that they don't want to say the complete words

  • The Dalai Farmer
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Ah, but it does in English!

  • KellyKapowski
    1 decade ago

    it just makes it easier/shorter to say.

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