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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span><br>


Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L "Horticulture" 2010.11.03 (04) [DE-EN]</span></p>

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> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">> It seems that words for
“apple” became generic in denoting various types of “fruit” and even berries
and tubers.</p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">One more:</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Sinaasappel (Dutch),
Appelsien (Belgian Dutch), Appeltjes van Oranje (Dutch for kids) for oranges.</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">cf. Apfelsine in German.</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Roger</p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span><br>


Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L "Horticulture" 2010.11.03 (04) [DE-EN]</span></p>

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> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">> It seems that words for
“apple” became generic in denoting various types of “fruit” and even berries
and tubers.</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">This created quite some
ambiguity in several languages, as e.g. in French:</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- pommes cuites: stewed
apples</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">but</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- pommes frites: not fried
apples, but French fries.</p>

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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p>

<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Roger</p>

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