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calvinmorrison
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We Don’t Like Our Underground House
Funny, I have heard them called French Drains
martin_a
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I think that's the English word for that, yes. In Germany we normally call it "Drainage" which is also a French word. Don't know what we Germans got with France and trenches... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
richiebful1
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Franco-Prussian War, World War I, World War II...
martin_a
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</satire> ;-)
kyrieeschaton
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"French" actually refers to the (American) popularizer, Henry French.
stan_rogers
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Generically, it's usually "weeping tile".
daniellarusso
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From the surname of the implementor.
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