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by alentred 901 days ago
Funnily enough, even though vel-cro is a combination of two words in French (velour crochet), most people in France call it just "scratch" (as per the sound it makes).
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kube-system 901 days ago
That’s pretty damn creative as far as trademarks go. “Apple” and “Windows” were just borrowed completely.
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tuetuopay 901 days ago
I'm french and you taught me something today (velours-crochet), as I always called it scratch.
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