Is 'Materiel' Just a Fancy Pronunciation of 'Material'? Are Binomials the Same Across Languages?
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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Binomials in Other Languages
Igramma answers a listener's question about binomials. Salt and pepper appears in the same order in arabic, finish, german, hindi, japanese, russian, spanish, swedish and vianimese. But they're reversed in dutch and french. Culture plays a role too, because not everyone uses salt and pepper for lots of dishes.
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