• threelonmusketeers
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    161 year ago

    Wait, does the word "baton’’ not exist in French? Because the in-universe French school is named Beauxbatons. Would Beauxbaguette have been more accurate?

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      Baton is also a similar word yeah, but maybe more reserved for bigger sticks like the ones you throw to your dog, baguettes are smaller more delicate.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        That’s interesting, because for English-speakers, a baton is more closely associated with a delicate little conductor’s baton, though I suppose those big twirly sticks with pompoms that cheerleaders throw are also called batons.

        • @wieson
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          51 year ago

          Is a police beating stick not also called a baton?