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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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[–] WadeTheWizard@fedia.io 74 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If apples and potaoes are different then why do the French call them pommes de terre?

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

It comes from Latin "malum terrae", which has been attested in French since 1488 to designate various tuber or bulb plants

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 76 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because their language is made of hate

[–] jehreg@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now look up “pommes de route” and blow your mind.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It appears to be a music album. I didn't even know they were plants, much less vegetables!

The English phrase that seems to most accurately translate is horse apples.

[–] jehreg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You didn’t dive deep enough; the album is named after something.

French has a unique method of coming up with swear words

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

They are the French. Don't expect them to be reasonable.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

You almost had me there with your frogeater logic.