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Re:The Lost Art of Stealing Fruit by johnchristopher on Monday August 14, 2017 @02:03PM (#15010912)
Interesting, the french word is close to the english one: « glaner ».
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Re:The Lost Art of Stealing Fruit by goodcanadian on Monday August 14, 2017 @02:09PM (#15010958)
Well, after a quick look at the dictionary, it appears that the English was derived from the French. This is hardly shocking as a great deal of French words entered the English language when the Normans conquered England (1066).
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