Back in the ‘70s, I saw a filler stating that l’Academie Française had just approved “spaghetti” as a proper French word and now it could be used in legal documents. There was no other information. My question, then and now, is what did they call it before that approval?
Pocosdad over 7 years ago
In the Midwest – macaroni.
anarresa Premium Member over 7 years ago
But for kids they’re exciting bows, twists, flat tubes and bumpy tubes.
Gent over 7 years ago
True story…
fuzzybritches over 7 years ago
noodles . . .
gopher gofer over 7 years ago
and it’s not pronounced “pahsta” either…
Hippogriff over 7 years ago
Back in the ‘70s, I saw a filler stating that l’Academie Française had just approved “spaghetti” as a proper French word and now it could be used in legal documents. There was no other information. My question, then and now, is what did they call it before that approval?
DC Comics over 7 years ago
spaghetti is still spaghetti