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It'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? (midwest.social)

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[-] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Let the language which is without sin cast the first stone.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

::: lanzars una piedra :::

this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2024

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