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heidih

heidih

6 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I sincerely doubt "nail" meaning "clove" is limited to U.S. English usage.  I can't easily dig out my O.E.D (or, for that matter read the tiny print).  However according to the L.A. Times our word clove comes 'from the French “clou de girofle,” which literally means clove nail.'

 

"The similarity of cloves to this sort of nail has been noticed in many languages, in the Middle East as well as in Europe, from Spain (clavo) to Russia (gvozdika)."

 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-30-fo-58720-story.html

 

 

 

 

I was not going full liuzhou linguistic - just my "everyman" reaction. I should shut the f up

heidih

heidih

4 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I sincerely doubt "nail" meaning "clove" is limited to U.S. English usage.  I can't easily dig out my O.E.D (or, for that matter read the tiny print).  However according to the L.A. Times our word clove comes 'from the French “clou de girofle,” which literally means clove nail.'

 

"The similarity of cloves to this sort of nail has been noticed in many languages, in the Middle East as well as in Europe, from Spain (clavo) to Russia (gvozdika)."

 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-30-fo-58720-story.html

 

 

 

 

I was not going fuk liuzhou linguistic - just mt "everyman" reaction. I soud shit the fn up

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