# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 253
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5043 "2021-02-19T16:59:31Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5044 "2021-02-19T17:28:11Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5045 "2021-02-19T17:41:35Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5046 "2021-02-19T18:18:17Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5047 "2021-02-19T18:19:12Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5048 "2021-02-19T18:23:55Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5049 "2021-02-19T18:30:34Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5050 "2021-02-20T03:12:35Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito 9. poncho nitpick, #7 ranch should be rancho ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5051 "2021-02-20T03:26:40Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito 9. poncho 10. adobe ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5052 "2021-02-20T03:30:09Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito 9. poncho 10. adobe 11. cabana ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5053 "2021-02-20T05:09:44Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito 9. poncho 10. adobe 11. cabana 12. flotilla _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5054 "2021-02-20T15:35:41Z")
**Common English loan words from Spanish without respelling** 1. Adios 2. taco 3. macho 4. bronco 5. armadillo 6. burrito 7. Ranch 8. mosquito 9. poncho 10. adobe 11. cabana 12. flotilla 13. gaucho **FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5055 "2021-02-20T17:44:57Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5056 "2021-02-20T19:46:32Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5057 "2021-02-20T19:52:53Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5058 "2021-02-20T19:58:50Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon 5. Dolley Madison ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5059 "2021-02-20T20:29:49Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon 5. Dolley Madison 6. Jackie Kennedy ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5060 "2021-02-20T21:21:35Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon 5. Dolley Madison 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. Abigail Adams ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5061 "2021-02-20T21:25:36Z")
**FLOTI** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon 5. Dolley Madison 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. Abigail Adams 8. Lady Bird Johnson ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/5062 "2021-02-20T21:59:52Z")
**FLOTUS** 1. Dr. Jill Biden 2. Martha Washington 3. Michelle Obama 4. Pat Nixon 5. Dolley Madison 6. Jackie Kennedy 7. Abigail Adams 8. Lady Bird Johnson 9. Eleanor Roosevelt Re “FLOTI,” You can’t really pluralize an acronym that way. Besides, the “L” can already stand for “ladies.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=252) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=254)