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  • Synapse@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneelru
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    6 days ago

    Baguette has many senses in French. One of them is a small or thin stick, a regular stick is a bâton. I don’t know the etymological details, but as for sense these words today, it remains true that baguette is a kind of small bâton.



  • Synapse@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneelru
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    7 days ago

    One thing to know about French language, is that whenever there is a grammar rule, it only covers at best 50% of cases and the rest are exceptions to the rule.

    For instance:

    • cigar -> cigarette
    • trompe -> trompette
    • (Cool, looks like we have a rule here)
    • baguette, must be a small bague, right ? WRONG ! It’s a small bâton.



  • The only Raspberry Pi cheaper than 10€ is the Raspberry Pi Zero (no wifi) that launch at 5€/$5, the Raspberry Pi Zero W (with wifi) launch at 10€/$10, both in 2015. Raspberry Pi 1, 2 and 3 launched at 35€ and since the 4 and 5, it’s a bit more complicated because they have different RAM options. Today, the RPi4 1GB is sold 37,90€. Availability is more of an issue. But in terms of pricing it’s not bad ! I have the feeling, people’s expectations for a Raspberry Pi are a bit distorted. No, you don’t get a top of the line gaming PC for 40€… But even a RPi2 is still good for a tone of useful projects!