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May 16th, 2010, 03:11 PM
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to French Fries
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:37:05 +0200, Josef Kleber
wrote: Am 15.05.2010 16:18, schrieb Mark Brader: Earl Evleth: I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are [potatores] but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" ... On the other hand, in German-speaking countries, "pommes frites" is often shortened to "pommes". And although the French spelling is used, the prounciation is Germanized, with the -es sounded (in both words, if both are used). Not really! ;-) There might be regional differences, but the general use is 'pommes' or 'pomm frits' Josef What kind of oil are they cooked in over there? Cathy L 
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