Steve (as 41oo) wrote:Why don't you just call them (freedom fries) CHIPS like the rest of the English speaking world?
And what you call chips CRISPS like the rest of the English speaking world?
Or would this cause too much confusion for the average American?

Another idea would be, to call them "frites" as those do, who invented them.
But since these European aborigines speak the enemy language as well ...
Btw: The first reference to French fried potatoes in the USA was in 1894 in O. Henry's Rolling Stones, "Our countries are great friends. We have given you Lafayette and French fried potatoes." (According to the Food Reference Web site)