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Nioxic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

We do in Denmark.

The english words are different because…

The farmers would call it by its english name. And the king and other fancy people would use the french.

Pig becomes porc

For example.

Eventually this meant that when the animal was alive youd call it by the english name. And when it was butchered you used the french name.

Or so i read once.

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