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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: apple or banana? The Pook #176842 05/11/2008 5:33 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague So never mind the type of fruit. But this: Quote from the revieuw: "The fig leaf comes from a translation error; in Hebrew bananas are called ' figs of Eve'. " I would like to know if that is based on any serious fact. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted apple or banana? BranShea 05/11/2008 10:03 AM Re: apple or banana? Faldage 05/11/2008 11:08 AM Re: apple or banana? zmjezhd 05/11/2008 2:32 PM Re: apple or banana? The Pook 05/11/2008 4:16 PM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/11/2008 5:33 PM Re: apple or banana? tsuwm 05/11/2008 5:40 PM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/11/2008 6:05 PM Re: apple or banana? The Pook 05/11/2008 11:02 PM Re: apple or banana? Faldage 05/11/2008 9:30 PM Re: apple or banana? twosleepy 05/11/2008 10:19 PM Re: apple or banana? AnnaStrophic 05/11/2008 10:47 PM Re: apple or banana? morphememedley 05/12/2008 1:24 AM Re: apple or banana? Faldage 05/12/2008 10:40 AM Re: apple or banana? zmjezhd 05/12/2008 3:11 PM Re: apple or banana? tsuwm 05/12/2008 3:15 PM Re: apple or banana? Myridon 05/12/2008 5:30 PM Re: apple or banana? zmjezhd 05/12/2008 7:41 PM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/12/2008 8:09 PM Re: apple or banana? Daniel Koeppel 05/22/2008 5:02 AM Re: apple or banana? Faldage 05/22/2008 10:33 AM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/22/2008 7:31 PM Re: apple or banana? Zed 05/23/2008 3:25 AM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/12/2008 11:30 AM Re: apple or banana? tsuwm 05/12/2008 1:03 PM Re: apple or banana? BranShea 05/12/2008 1:28 PM Re: apple or banana? twosleepy 05/11/2008 11:43 PM Re: apple or banana? Buffalo Shrdlu 05/12/2008 12:47 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,292 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,143 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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