𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months 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-square144fedilinkarrow-up1360
arrow-up1360message-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 · 2 months agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThan you, I was going to say modern apples have a taste and texture nothing like apples when this name was created.
Than you, I was going to say modern apples have a taste and texture nothing like apples when this name was created.