Re: phonology of borrowed words

Nik Taylor wrote:

> I believe French Fries were invented in America. The name, as I
Belgium, according to more than one reliable source.

> understand it, comes from a cooking term "French" meaning "cut into thin
> strips", so French friend potatoes means potatoes cut into thin strips
> and then fried, exactly what they are. :-)
According to a children's book about inventions called "What If?",
French fries were invented by a Belgian who accidentally dropped his
potatoes into the wrong cooking utensil, but served them to his guests
anyway. When they asked for the name of the new dish, the inventor's
answer was "Pommes frites".

I can't remember more of the story than that.

Adrian.

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