Drew to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 days agoThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down10
arrow-up1431arrow-down1imageThere is no such thing as a vegetablesopuli.xyzDrew to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 days agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareWadeTheWizardlinkfedilink68•8 days agoIf apples and potaoes are different then why do the French call them pommes de terre?
minus-squareDiplomjodlerlinkfedilinkEnglish8•8 days agoYou almost had me there with your frogeater logic.
minus-square@Treczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•8 days agoThey are the French. Don’t expect them to be reasonable.
minus-squarecabillaudlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days agoIt comes from Latin “malum terrae”, which has been attested in French since 1488 to designate various tuber or bulb plants
If apples and potaoes are different then why do the French call them pommes de terre?
You almost had me there with your frogeater logic.
They are the French. Don’t expect them to be reasonable.
It comes from Latin “malum terrae”, which has been attested in French since 1488 to designate various tuber or bulb plants