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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? (midwest.social)

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[-] Blackout@fedia.io 3 points 11 hours ago

I've been telling you for 30 years to get over it, maybe in 31 years 😢

[-] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

Have you ever had an apple of the sort they had when the word got its meaning?
They were closer to potatoes than you think.

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[-] medusa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago

And tomatoes are "love apples"

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