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minus-squareMurse@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·edit-21 day agoIt’s been ages since I’ve set foot in a bbq restaurant because of this. *equips cane, glasses, and supplemental O2 tank* Back in my day, an entree in these places wouldn’t break the bank, and would send you home with leftovers every time.
minus-squareboonhet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoCan y’all stop using the word entree to mean main course rather than appetizer? It has the same root as entry for a reason lol, it comes before the main course. The English word is just “main course”.
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 hours agoEntree is common Anglo parlance for the main meal. Shut up, pedant.
minus-squareMacAnus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·19 hours agoTIL! As a French speaker I would have gotten them mixed up if it wasn’t for you guys’ lil discussion here
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoYeah maybe a historian can comment on how it got switched in English. It’s what we call a “false friend”.
It’s been ages since I’ve set foot in a bbq restaurant because of this.
*equips cane, glasses, and supplemental O2 tank*
Back in my day, an entree in these places wouldn’t break the bank, and would send you home with leftovers every time.
Can y’all stop using the word entree to mean main course rather than appetizer? It has the same root as entry for a reason lol, it comes before the main course. The English word is just “main course”.
Entree is common Anglo parlance for the main meal. Shut up, pedant.
TIL! As a French speaker I would have gotten them mixed up if it wasn’t for you guys’ lil discussion here
Yeah maybe a historian can comment on how it got switched in English.
It’s what we call a “false friend”.
I had an outree for dessert.