• Maultasche@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    And because they mostly just say “wand” in the Harry Potter films, the French dub always uses the shorter “baguette” which made it pretty funny for me as a child learning French.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months 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?

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        11 months 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.

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          11 months 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.