𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months 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-square188fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down126
arrow-up1343arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square188fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoIs english known for trying to avoid confusion?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoOh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHere i go, imagining again.
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.