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etymology - What caused bell peppers to be called capsicums in some . . . A person working in an Indian supermarket was shocked when I told her it's called Bell Pepper in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland I had to pull out Wikipedia to convince her it was true (Probably because she associated pepper with the spice ) What is the historical etymological explanation for this divergence in names between countries?
single word requests - Is there a term for the sound of a bicycle bell . . . A bicycle bell is a percussive signaling instrument mounted on a bicycle for warning pedestrians and other cyclists Wikipedia says that a bicycle bell produces a "ding-ding" sound, and so, since I'm not sure that "ding-ding" sound is the better choice currently in use, I wonder whether there is a single term with which one can more properly
What is the origin of the idiom with all the bells and whistles? The Phrase Finder has an interesting assumption: Another possibility is that the expression derived from the work of the English cartoonist and sculptor Rowland Emett He created cartoons and contraptions, in a similar eccentric and whimsical style to the earlier artist, William Heath Given that 'bells and whistles' appears to be an American phrase, the archetypally English Emett might seem
etymology - What is the origin of rings a bell? - English Language . . . For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food After a while, at the mere sound of the bell, they responded by drooling Another possible origin is the one this page advocates:
grammar - Can something ring me a bell? - English Language Usage . . . The phrase you are looking for is probably "that doesn't ring a bell for me" "Ring me" can be used in a completely different context with different meanings of the verb, including to call me on the telephone and to put a ring on me like a bird
colloquialisms - Words are not sparrows; once they have flown they . . . The bell, once rung, cannot be unrung or You cannot unring the bell Google books traces "cannot be unrung" to 1924: what is learned or suspected outside of court may have some influence on the judicial decision It may be only a subtle or even subconscious influence, but a bell cannot be unrung Adverse claimants have at least some reason to fear By 1948 it is in the Utah bar
adjectives - Is calling a gerund in calling bell? - English . . . It all boils down to whether "calling bell" means a static door bell or a bell that is actively calling in order to seek attention In the static door bell reading it's a compound noun, hyphenated, consisting of a gerund-participle verb + noun, with a purposive meaning: "bell for calling"
orthography - Bell crank, bell-crank or bellcrank? - English Language . . . The first form, " bell crank " tells me that we are talking about a crank which turns actuates a bell The second form " bell-crank " tells me that we are talking about bell-shaped crank, or a specialty crank that is only useful for cranking bells, without saying anything of its shape