𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 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-square104fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down116
arrow-up1254arrow-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 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 day agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-square@x00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•16 hours agoOh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
minus-square@RandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilink17•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?