An airport is an air-port. A port via the air. (lemmy.world)

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Not actually a shower thought, saw an old document that labeled it air-port. I don't think I would have ever made the connection.

(I've found people can be rude about word breakdowns, but I'm posting it anyway. Be better.)

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[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 29 points 3 months ago

I once saw sweet n sour sauce in a French supermarket, "sauce aigre-doux"

I looked up aigre to see what it meant and right enough, it just means sour.

At that point it clicked that French for wine is "vin" so sour wine is vin aigre

Or vinegar

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