Talk:French stick

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According to Lawrence Trask, Why Do Languages Change, “When long French-style loaves of crispy bread were first introduced into British supermarkets a couple of decades ago, they were called French sticks, but this blunt English label has not survived, and today nobody in Britain calls them anything but baguettes.” — Ungoliant (falai) 01:48, 24 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

I call bullshit on Mr Task. Zumbacool (talk) 08:18, 9 June 2022 (UTC)Reply