𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 15 hours 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-square59fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down111
arrow-up1183arrow-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 · 15 hours agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·14 hours agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoOh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 hours agoIs english known for trying to avoid confusion?
Probably to avoid confusion with bananas?
Oh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
Is english known for trying to avoid confusion?