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  • Synapse@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneelru
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    3 months ago

    Baguette has many senses in French. One of them is a small or thin stick, a regular stick is a bâton. I don’t know the etymological details, but as for sense these words today, it remains true that baguette is a kind of small bâton.


  • Synapse@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneelru
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    3 months ago

    One thing to know about French language, is that whenever there is a grammar rule, it only covers at best 50% of cases and the rest are exceptions to the rule.

    For instance:

    • cigar -> cigarette
    • trompe -> trompette
    • (Cool, looks like we have a rule here)
    • baguette, must be a small bague, right ? WRONG ! It’s a small bâton.