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Before the American meaning became ubiquitous, corn used to mean (and still does sometimes) just any grain. In fact it also survives in other languages like Ger
by wvbdmp 3mo ago
Before the American meaning became ubiquitous, corn used to mean (and still does sometimes) just any grain. In fact it also survives in other languages like German, where “Korn” is a singular kernel, or an uncountable amount of grain, as well as the figurative meaning in “film grain”.
- VorpalWay 3mo agoIn Swedish "korn" is a specific species of grain (called barley in English). For grains in general we use the term "sädesslag".