▲ 51 ▼ What is “cheese” called in your language? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original question by @wendyz@lemmy.ml
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (1 child) Omelette du fromage. The only French I know, thanks to Dexter's Laboratory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's also incorrect! The dish is omelette au fromage. That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese These are Americans we're talking about. Maybe it is an omelette of cheese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* ngl it's about half and half whenever I make one. 🖐️🫣 Disclaimer: not American, I just like cheese. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* Damn it, Dee Dee! permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Thank you, I knew what it meant to say, but my auto-translate (in my brain) pictured a disc of fried cheese initially, and I was wondering why it felt wrong. I know just enough French to get myself into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago Even if it was omelette of cheese it would be "omelette de fromage" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (4 children) It's also incorrect! The dish is omelette au fromage. That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese These are Americans we're talking about. Maybe it is an omelette of cheese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* ngl it's about half and half whenever I make one. 🖐️🫣 Disclaimer: not American, I just like cheese. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* Damn it, Dee Dee! permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Thank you, I knew what it meant to say, but my auto-translate (in my brain) pictured a disc of fried cheese initially, and I was wondering why it felt wrong. I know just enough French to get myself into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago Even if it was omelette of cheese it would be "omelette de fromage" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's because it's an omelette with cheese and not of cheese These are Americans we're talking about. Maybe it is an omelette of cheese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* ngl it's about half and half whenever I make one. 🖐️🫣 Disclaimer: not American, I just like cheese. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* ngl it's about half and half whenever I make one. 🖐️🫣 Disclaimer: not American, I just like cheese. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* Damn it, Dee Dee! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago Thank you, I knew what it meant to say, but my auto-translate (in my brain) pictured a disc of fried cheese initially, and I was wondering why it felt wrong. I know just enough French to get myself into trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago Even if it was omelette of cheese it would be "omelette de fromage" permalink fedilink source parent