Why ? is an EGGPLANT in ?? and an AUBERGINE in ??
In this short, I quickly explain why that big purple fruit (and it is a fruit) is called an "eggplant" in the US, Canada and Australia, an "aubergine" in the UK and Ireland and a "brinjal". Learn about one of the few Catalan words in English.
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Language facts and etymology fun.
This is a channel for lovers and learners of English. It'll tell you where the words we use come from and why we say the things we say.
As a newsreader on the TV and radio in the UK and Germany, I've built up an underst...