A linguistic tidbit from my friend Kyri on Bluesky: Today I found out that the Greek word for corduroy (κοτλέ / kotlé) is borrowed from the French word côtelé (ribbed). But in Sweden, it simply known as ‘Manchester’.
Corduroy? It's all Manchester to me.
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