Kinda odd how the English language regards meat. Fish meat is called by the same name as the animal. Same with chicken, turkey, duck, and pheasant. But cows are beef, pigs are pork, and deer is venison. Lamb is exempt from this. I wonder why that is?
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What's the source? I would like to read more.
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Yes. Afterward, the court language became French for two centuries, transforming the English language. Beef, pork, and venison as words have French origin.
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Yup. And so does mutton.
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