𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down127
arrow-up1347arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoIs english known for trying to avoid confusion?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoOh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
Probably to avoid confusion with bananas?
Is english known for trying to avoid confusion?
Oh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
Here i go, imagining again.