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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

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?

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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?

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

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Is this a copypasta?
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  It is now
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    The James Nicoll quote is better - use that instead.

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