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We can thank the Spanish conquistadores for bringing potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco to Europe in the 16th Century.

48 posted on 07/21/2025 2:07:23 PM PDT by Wallace T.

We can thank the Spanish conquistadores for bringing potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco to Europe in the 16th Century.

And sad looking facial hair to Filipinos.

49 posted on 07/21/2025 2:12:39 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)

All true. But look at the back and forth of the conversation. I was replying to why some foods that end in “o” have the plural form with a “e” like “potatoes” while others don’t have an “e” like avocados. The answer is not based on where the food originated (ie Spain learned about potatoes from the Peruvians and introduced them to the rest of Europe). The answer is which of those foods were eventually grown in England back when the English language was more prone to using -oes . Potatoes and tomatoes were, especially given potatoes’ importance in Europe’s survival of the Little Ice Age.

50 posted on 07/21/2025 2:14:29 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)

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