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utterly_baffledly t1_j1asj63 wrote
Reply to comment by cannondave in [OC] English Words of Spanish Origin and the Number of Mentions in Wikipedia by OfficialWireGrind
Yep the etymology of cocoa is a spelling error that produced a word that was easier to say. No more or less.
utterly_baffledly t1_j1as9ew wrote
Reply to comment by whats_a_cormac in [OC] English Words of Spanish Origin and the Number of Mentions in Wikipedia by OfficialWireGrind
As with so many words it has its roots in Latin and entered middle English from old French.
utterly_baffledly t1_j1asu0p wrote
Reply to comment by Onlymediumsteak in Christmas Tree Industry in Numbers: In the US alone, 25-30 million real trees are sold every year at an average price of $78.87 by kickresume
Australian here, I can barely imagine paying $80 for a conifer that's still alive let alone one that's been cut down...