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-square56fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down19
arrow-up1159arrow-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@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·10 hours agoProbably to avoid confusion with bananas?
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoIs english known for trying to avoid confusion?
Probably to avoid confusion with bananas?
Is english known for trying to avoid confusion?