One could have used either word, gourmet or gourmand, in this instance and still have produced a grammatically correct sentence. However, gourmand seems more appropriate, given that George is headed off to eat a rotting human foot.
And John is right about the OED. If I were forced to choose one book to read until the end of eternity, the OED would be my selection. If I got to pick two, the second would be A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.
Hate to point this out, but a gourmand enjoys food and eating in general, where as a gourmet enjoys well prepared and refined foods. So in other words, a gourmet would have a discerning palate, a gourmand would not.
I knew those culinary classes would come in handy someday.
- Justin, AKA Chef Ygthmor
Arrrrg! I hate when every source doesn’t agree with the meaning of a word! Just found another source that gives gourmand and gourmet the same definition, but adds that a gourmand enjoys in excess.
All I know is that I was told in Culinary Theory we could try and attract two types of customers. Stuffy gourmets that would only enjoy the finest, best prepared foods with fancy sounding french names, or gourmands that would enjoy real foods and not care if you serve that fancy stuff.
Really, thank you for taking the time to call me on something that you think I did wrong, or could have done better.
I really take it as a compliment that you care enough to bother.
I’m still learning on the ‘job’ here and having anyone just read these comics is great, but, having people interact at this stage is fan-freakin-tastic.
Bill, or Morthion if you remember, has the best vocabulary of anyone I know. One of the dude’s favorite pastimes is reading the Oxford English Dictionary: The definitive record of the English Language.
But, thank you Justin for pointing out the real world practical word use. This is why people say languages are alive or dead; people use, miss use, and create words all the time.
One could have used either word, gourmet or gourmand, in this instance and still have produced a grammatically correct sentence. However, gourmand seems more appropriate, given that George is headed off to eat a rotting human foot.
And John is right about the OED. If I were forced to choose one book to read until the end of eternity, the OED would be my selection. If I got to pick two, the second would be A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.
Hate to point this out, but a gourmand enjoys food and eating in general, where as a gourmet enjoys well prepared and refined foods. So in other words, a gourmet would have a discerning palate, a gourmand would not.
I knew those culinary classes would come in handy someday.
- Justin, AKA Chef Ygthmor
Arrrrg! I hate when every source doesn’t agree with the meaning of a word! Just found another source that gives gourmand and gourmet the same definition, but adds that a gourmand enjoys in excess.
All I know is that I was told in Culinary Theory we could try and attract two types of customers. Stuffy gourmets that would only enjoy the finest, best prepared foods with fancy sounding french names, or gourmands that would enjoy real foods and not care if you serve that fancy stuff.
Really, thank you for taking the time to call me on something that you think I did wrong, or could have done better.
I really take it as a compliment that you care enough to bother.
I’m still learning on the ‘job’ here and having anyone just read these comics is great, but, having people interact at this stage is fan-freakin-tastic.
Bill, or Morthion if you remember, has the best vocabulary of anyone I know. One of the dude’s favorite pastimes is reading the Oxford English Dictionary: The definitive record of the English Language.
But, thank you Justin for pointing out the real world practical word use. This is why people say languages are alive or dead; people use, miss use, and create words all the time.