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A Swedish idiosyncrasy

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The Swedish word for grapefruit is grapefrukt. The Swedish word for grape is druva or vindruva. But Swedes often use the word grape in English to mean grapefruit. See below:

If you requested half a grape at a British hotel, you would receive a very small breakfast!


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