𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day 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-square138fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down119
arrow-up1284arrow-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 day agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 hours agoOh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 day 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?