A Swedish idiosyncrasy

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!

Author: Janet Carr

Fashion, beauty and animal loving language consultant from South Africa living in Stockholm, Sweden.

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