Tell Me Something I Don't Know!

[Bedfordblue]

???

 

[Harryflashman]

Unlike most languages English has specialized terms for the meat of particular animals, deriving from the Norman conquest of England in 1066: while the animals retained their English names, their meat as brought to the tables of the invaders was named in Norman French. These names came to be used by the entire population.

So the English peasants would raise and slaughter a cow , and the French lords would eat the beouf. The peasants raise a pig, the French would eat the porc. And by the way, the English would raise a sheep, but the French would eat the mutton.

Chicken, however, was a very cheap meat that even peseants could afford, so the English word remained more popular although poultry had its origins in pouletrie apparently

 

[Rita_Poon]

Unlike most languages English has specialized terms for the meat of particular animals, deriving from the Norman conquest of England in 1066: while the animals retained their English names, their meat as brought to the tables of the invaders was named in Norman French. These names came to be used by the entire population.

So the English peasants would raise and slaughter a cow , and the French lords would eat the beouf. The peasants raise a pig, the French would eat the porc. And by the way, the English would raise a sheep, but the French would eat the mutton.

Chicken, however, was a very cheap meat that even peseants could afford, so the English word remained more popular although poultry had its origins in pouletrie apparently

Erm, don't the French have words for male beef and female beef? Same goes with rest of the meat in the butchers?

 

[Harryflashman]

Erm, don't the French have words for male beef and female beef? Same goes with rest of the meat in the butchers?

Hey if wanna argue with David Mitchell I’ll leave you to it

 

[Kurt.]

Erm, don't the French have words for male beef and female beef? Same goes with rest of the meat in the butchers?

What’s French for croissants ?

 

[Rita_Poon]

What’s French for croissants ?

en colère fourmis

 

[anton66]

You can’t do crosswords when someone’s set fire to your jacket.

 

[PITA]

Erm, don't the French have words for male beef and female beef? Same goes with rest of the meat in the butchers?

Yes they do. Le boeuf and la boeuf.

 

[Rita_Poon]

The Brazilian wandering spider has venom that can cause well...

Aside from causing intense pain, the venom of the spider can also cause priapism in humans. Erections resulting from the bite are uncomfortable, can last for many hours and can lead to impotence. A component of the venom, (Tx2-6), is being studied for use in erectile dysfunction treatments.

Spoiler: maybe?

 

[TrailerTrash]

The shark on the poster for Jaws isn't a Great White.

 

[Daytripper]

Michael Keaton’s real name is Michael Douglas

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

Ray Parker Jr of Ghostbusters theme tune fame played guitar for Freda Payne on her hit song Band of Gold

 

[Bryan+]

Yes they do. Le boeuf and la boeuf.

Frank The Beef once played for Le Chelsea

 

[malcson]

Unlike most languages English has specialized terms for the meat of particular animals, deriving from the Norman conquest of England in 1066: while the animals retained their English names, their meat as brought to the tables of the invaders was named in Norman French. These names came to be used by the entire population.

So the English peasants would raise and slaughter a cow , and the French lords would eat the beouf. The peasants raise a pig, the French would eat the porc. And by the way, the English would raise a sheep, but the French would eat the mutton.

Chicken, however, was a very cheap meat that even peseants could afford, so the English word remained more popular although poultry had its origins in pouletrie apparently

Well the French for Cow is not beef and the French for pig is not pork. The French for sheep is mouton, but mainly we eat lamb, as it is a young sheep and we use the same name for the animal as the meat (French also use the same term for the young sheep and the meat). Also the name for chicken in French is the same for the animal and the meat.

So this ‘fact’ should really be we have the same naming conventions for animals and their meat as the French.

 

[Harryflashman]

Well the French for Cow is not beef and the French for pig is not pork. The French for sheep is mouton, but mainly we eat lamb, as it is a young sheep and we use the same name for the animal as the meat (French also use the same term for the young sheep and the meat). Also the name for chicken in French is the same for the animal and the meat.

So this ‘fact’ should really be we have the same naming conventions for animals and their meat as the French.

Well they were Norman not French and it was 1066 so maybe the language evolved , I had no clue read it in David Mitchell’s book unruly and it felt like it was a ‘wow’ . Google backs it up but fair enough , If see him and tell him and other various historians they’re wrong.