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Arguably goes back to the Norman conquest. You muck about in the fields with the Germanic swine but eat the French-derived pork. You raise cows but eat beef. Li
by FooBarBizBazz 5y ago
Arguably goes back to the Norman conquest. You muck about in the fields with the Germanic swine but eat the French-derived pork. You raise cows but eat beef. Likewise mutton.
Military words also tend to come from French, which is how they got to be eating those fine foods.
- bradwood 5y agoBut remember, the French have no word for entrepreneur :) [1] [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisoncoleman/2014/02/14/entrepreneur-the-french-do-have-a-word-for-it/?sh=1db938e7bcc6 https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisoncoleman/2014/02/14/entrep...
- jbkiv 5y agoDamn, that's a stupid article - another one - from Forbes. Entrepreneur is a French word, and entreprise is company in French. Jean-Baptiste Say coined the word 250 years ago. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/origin-of-entrepreneur.asp https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/origin-of-entrep...
- tashi 5y agoFor context: She's starting off the article with that obviously false malapropism sometimes attributed to George W. Bush as a springboard to talk about entrepreneurship in France, and it's clear that she is using it as a joke.
- bradwood 5y agoIndeed. It's tongue-in-cheek. As an aside, I heard a rumour it was Regan, not Bush who first uttered it. As a second side, I'm not sure it's technically a malapropism.
- caf 5y agoAlso other words relating to those in charge, like "government", "minister" and "crown".