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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Eatery/ food establishment/ restaurant

1. restaurant

2. eatery

3. food establishment

4. ?

I found #2 and #3. Are they different from #1?

When are they used?
  

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I would say that a restaurant and an eatery are pretty much the same thing. But, the meaning of a food establishment seems slightly obscure to me. I supose it could mean a restaurant, but when I first saw it I thought of the sentence "He runs a wholesale food establishment".

— JohnParis

  • I would say that a restaurant and an eatery are pretty much the same thing.
  • But, the meaning of a food establishment seems slightly obscure to me.
  • I supose it could mean a restaurant, but when I first saw it I thought of the sentence "He runs a wholesale food establishment".
  • John
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I would say that a restaurant and an eatery are pretty much the same thing. But, the meaning of a food establishment seems slightly obscure to me. I supose it could mean a restaurant, but when I first saw it I thought of the sentence "He runs a wholesale food establishment".

John
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