𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 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-square46fedilinkarrow-up1165
arrow-up1165message-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 · 11 hours agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 hours agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 hours agoIs english known for trying to avoid confusion?
Probably to avoid confusion with bananas?
Is english known for trying to avoid confusion?