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Potatoes in French means Pomme de terre. "De terre" in french means the earth. Pomme can be confused with Bomme. "Bomme the earth" this will cause the explosion of earth as well as the extinction of the human race. Potatoes are very dangerous and should not be sold in legal supermarkets. It may cause the end of the world...

Potatoes are bad.

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Pomme = Apple

Pomme de terre = Potato (literally : ground apple)

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'une pomme de terre' is the French name for a potato.

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