Post #608105 by The Gnomon on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 7:51 AM

On 2011-09-09 09:49, jingleheimerschmidt wrote:
PS: why does fridge have a "D" but refrigerator doesn't?

I always wondered why it was called a "RE"frigerator when so many of its contents are frigerated only once and for the first time. Do we need to get a separate ice box for all the stuff that has never been frigerated before?