> > > > And isn't "pommes de terre" in French the equivalent to > "potato" in English? > > > > One thing the Quebecois got right was a reasonable name for > the Potato, they call them Patates (and French Fries are > Patates Frites, or just Frites)
The French also use the word patate, including patate douce meaning sweet potato, and patate chaude meaning a hot potato with the same meaning as in English. Patate is also a colloquial term for a stupid person. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
