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[Arx]

That said, I found out that my grammar with commas is mistaken. After ALL THESE YEARS! ._.

Don't get me started on english grammar, I still can't figure out if I'm supposed to put an apostrophe after the word, before the S or just not to have it at all to indicate ownership of something!

If it's a singular owner:
Before the s if it doesn't already have one.
>If it is one syllable, put an apostrophe-s on anyway.


If it's plural:
Apostrophe after the s.

I think.

Singular possessive is apostrophe before the 's', plural possesive is after the 's', and the possessive 'its' takes no apostrophe.

[Orange Wizard]

Sparkling Wine is called "Champaign" but true Champaign is Grapes from Champaign. Yet in popular consciousness that original connection is lost.

Champagne.

The champagne variety of grape can be grown anywhere, not just the Champagne region of France. Champagne wine is made with champagne grapes. Sparkling is made with the same process but different grapes.

I'm not sure who calls sparkling wine champagne; they're probably an idiot who can't read labels on the bottle.

Also, champagne doesn't look like a word any more.

[Amperzand]

Champagne.

ChampagneChampagne.

ChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagne. 

ChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagne.
 
ChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagneChampagne.

Exponential growth of champagnes! Still look like a word?

[TheBiggerFish]

Sure.

[Mr. Strange]

The champagne variety of grape can be grown anywhere, not just the Champagne region of France. Champagne wine is made with champagne grapes. Sparkling is made with the same process but different grapes.

I'm fairly certain that to be called Champagne, wine must be from certain grape varieties that have been grown in Chanpagne region in France (like Cognac must be grown in region of Cognac) and gone trough secondary fermentation after the bottling.
That, or my theachers lied to me at school.

[TheBiggerFish]

... That's the EU rules, I think.  The US doesn't seem to care.

[Neonivek]

Sparkling Wine is called "Champaign" but true Champaign is Grapes from Champaign. Yet in popular consciousness that original connection is lost.

Champagne.

The champagne variety of grape can be grown anywhere, not just the Champagne region of France. Champagne wine is made with champagne grapes. Sparkling is made with the same process but different grapes.

Yes but unless it is SPECIFICALLY grown in that region... It doesn't count.

Yes... Wine Varieties can be that specific.

[TheBiggerFish]

The US doesn't seem to care.

Last I checked at least...

[Aklyon]

Its not so much wine being specific as much as the wine makers being very specific about their european naming. Meanwhile, the US calls it whatever it seems like.

[miauw62]

Champagne is literally just sparkly wine from a particular department of France, that being the one called champagne.

[Orange Wizard]

TIL that the EU is excessively pedantic when it comes to naming wines, and that the US is excessively careless.

[Descan]

i wonder if there are champagne makers in cognac

and cognac makers in champagne

[Flying Dice]

I seriously wonder how secular or "For everyone" Christmas has become already

I already know a few non-Christian countries celebrate it...

I wonder how long until it just becomes a universal Holiday.

It basically already is for everyone except SJWs. The establishment loves it because it promotes consumerism and stimulates the economy, everyone else does because it's an excuse to be cheerful, eat and drink tasty things, and take off from work.

[Neonivek]

Is there like a story, movie, or show that tries to handle what it would be like to be Santa Claus and literally know EVERYONE on earth?

ABSOLUTELY one that has a overall cheery outlook... I don't need dark reimagining of Santa Claus (they are never good "Ohh no Santa is killing people!")

Or better yet something where Santa is an established fact and how the world would work with such a person.

[miauw62]

Happy Feet is a really bad movie.

That is all.