Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 07:34:32 -0500 (EST) From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg799$foo@default> Subject: Pine-apples, pine cones....
Wim Leys wrote:
> What I ment with "pineapple needles" is what can be found on the soil of
> a pine forest. If consists of dry needles... and the "fruits" of pines.
> In Dutch the word for these "fruits" is "denappel", the English word for
> "den" is "pine" and for "appel" is "apple"
In English we call the fruits of pine trees "pine cones" because
of the conical shape.
> I'm sorry for my bad English.
Well, my Dutch isn't all the great either. :-)
You're doing quite well, actually.
Regards,
Perry Malouf
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