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Small detail, there's a picture of macarons and not macaroons. A macaron is a sandwich-like cookie that's filled with jam, ganache, or buttercream. A macaroon

• arnarbi 3y ago
  Macaroon is just the English word for the French word macaron. ducks for cover
  • beAbU 3y ago
    Macaroon is a completely different confectionery: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroon
    • IshKebab 3y ago
      Sure, but Macarons (the burger-looking things) are also sometimes known as "macaroons". Yeah. Examples: * https://missmacaroon.co.uk/ https://missmacaroon.co.uk/ * https://www.floristgrays.co.uk/design-202300010/valentines-macaroons.htm https://www.floristgrays.co.uk/design-202300010/valentines-m... * https://www.parisiennesouthwell.com/product-page/macaroons-vegan-gluten-free https://www.parisiennesouthwell.com/product-page/macaroons-v...
      • RussianCow 3y ago
        The fact that people say it doesn't make it any less wrong. :)
        • recursive 3y ago
          If enough people do it for long enough, it does. After all, that's how we got the rest of the words.
          • jashper 3y ago
            The joys and woes of ever-evolving language / culture To the persistent victor…
      • beAbU 3y ago
        The people in your 3 examples are wrong.
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  • jameshart 3y ago
    And Macaron is the French word for Macaroni. Think how that makes the Italians feel.
• Julesman 3y ago
  Don't let anyone try to convince you that up is down. Word was spelled wrong. Period.