Thursday, November 15, 2012

-Ables 5: Fruitables



What might it mean exactly "to fruit"? This is the first example we have where an actual noun is violated with our suffix of note. But is it really?.. Aha! We may have tumbled right into the ploy if not for the clarifying subtext, which reveals the product's moniker having originated with the combination of 'fruit' and 'vegetable', wherein the vegetables had to give considerable ground to the domineering fruit- a clever illustration of a physical blending of the two, as well as a lexical one.

The "Berry Berry" variety (pictured 2nd), is most probably rich in thiamine, as it appears to be a remedy for the nervous system ailment of the same name.

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