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[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Melange just straight doesn't mean variety though

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] JamesStallion@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I mean, a it‘s not a play on words because the saying "la melange est la saveur/epice/piquant de la vie" just makes no sense. It's not that I want things to be literal, it's just that this particular "play on words" doesn't even exist.