Sujet : Re: [OT] Is English just badly pronounced French?
De : weberm (at) *nospam* polaris.net (Ubiquitous)
Groupes : rec.arts.tvDate : 01. Apr 2024, 10:30:44
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In article <
uuamee$21vr1$1@solani.org>,
suzee@imbris.com wrote:
I wondered why the Brits call cookies 'biscuits'. Then I realized it
comes from the French word for cookies 'bicotte'.
I remember biscuit means "twice cooked" but am not sure that refers to
cookies (a Dutch word) or the rolls from SE America.
-- Let's go Brandon!