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-square22fedilinkarrow-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-square22fedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·edit-22 months ago“Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn. You see, if your girl starts acting up, then you take her friend!”
“Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn. You see, if your girl starts acting up, then you take her friend!”