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Comments on Puzzle #24029: french corn spelt wrong
By lala lili lolo (langedrako)

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Puzzle Description:

french corn : maiz, spelt wrong : maze!

#1: Heather M (AuntieH) on Mar 18, 2014

Cute concept, except maiz is spanish. The french is maïs.
#2: Rebecca Cary (rec3) on Mar 19, 2014
Nicely constructed
#3: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Mar 24, 2014
Great maze
#4: Kris Caraher (kcaraher) on Aug 17, 2017
Not sure why this is French
#5: Aurelian Ginkgo (AurelianGinkgo) on Oct 7, 2017 [SPOILER]
It's a pun, Kris. The French word for corn is mais. (See comment #1 for proper accent mark that I can't do on my tablet.) Now, if you spell it wrong, it could be spelled maze, like the English word for a "find the way out" puzzle. So here we have a picture of a maze.

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