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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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[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 63 points 2 weeks ago

Look, we're talking people who call ninety-nine “four twenty ten nine”; you can't expect them to name things properly.

[-] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Something thankfully not all French-speaking countries agree. But the ground apple is pretty much universal. The alternative "patate" is also widely used,

Stuff from the "new world" (Americas) often got some weird names. Like the "Indian chickens" (turkeys).

[-] crypto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Edit: I misunderstood

[-] crypto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I misunderstood

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