Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 02:19:26 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws) Message-ID: <19981226021926.65101@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1>; from Brett Glass on Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 06:51:30AM -0700 References: <Your <4.1.19981224112052.05a31740@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <368378AB.969463E2@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1>
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On Fri, Dec 25, 1998 at 06:51:30AM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 11:36 AM 12/25/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
>
> >Now what's the French for French Fries.....
>
> Ironically, the German for them is "Pommes Frites."
> In other words, the Germans say "French fried
> potatoes" by saying "fried potatoes" in French.
>
> Go figure.
Bugger that. We just call them by their right name: chips.
"French fries" always sounded to me like something intimate, fried.
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Regards,
-*Sue*-
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