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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by kwhitefoot on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:33PM (#32726872)
The point is that master and plaster aren't French.
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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by umanwizard on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:45PM (#32727000)
They’re cognate to the French words maître and plâtre.
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