@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
Post #3578232
2026-06-28 10:27 UTC
@Joshuakevins12@mastodon.social In the United States people tend to use "corn" and "maize" interchangeably to refer to the species Zea mays. But I gather some people prefer to use "maize" for the plant and "corn" for the fruit. And still others reserve "maize" for industrial, non-food crops bound for ethanol and bioplastics. Anyway, Americans' use of "corn" has clearly evolved away from the time when it meant any kind of grain, but that more general meaning is still preferred by many (most?) countries, I think. E.g., Vollkornbrot (in Germany) is whole-grain bread, not cornbread. Any linguists able to add to this or correct me?
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@Joshuakevins12@mastodon.social 2026-06-28 10:52
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks I have no corrections and am not good at English by the way I forgot to introduce to you my self am Joshua Kevins the coordinator of the Nutritious foods Uganda a club that was founded by my mother. I have seen that your a farmer what crops do you grow cause we like making international friendships so that we can share international ideas about farming