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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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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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[email protected] • 1 year ago

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7•1 year ago
Probably to avoid confusion with bananas?
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  Is english known for trying to avoid confusion?
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  7•1 year ago
  Oh you can’t even imagine the amount of times I put a pineapple up there.
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    1•1 year ago
    Here i go, imagining again.

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