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etymology - Origins of the term funny onion - English Language . . . It's Geordie Funny onion is " funny'un" meaning funny one, An old rude rhyme and song from the 50 60s recited: Old xxxx is a funny'un Has a nose like a pickle onion, Eyes like bashed tomatoes, And legs like pit props, One pink one, One white one, And one with a bit of shite on, And the hairs on her dikidido hung down to her knees, I've seen it, I've smelt it, I've even fu king dealt it, And
word choice - When to use singular or plural of nouns - English . . . In your case I assume you're not planning to extract the onion for use elsewhere - you just want to get rid of it So perhaps extirpate (to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate) might be a better choice
differences - Are smell like and smell of the same? - English . . . Of course, when something causes a smell, that smell is typically similar to the smell of the thing itself If you touch onions, your hands smell like onions, of course (because, I assume, some chemical from the onion rubs off on your hand) The distinction is more clear in metaphor You can "smell of" failure, or of desperation, or of fear
The correct way to write and or together in a sentence There is nothing wrong with writing, in your recipe, "add a potato and or an onion" It's concise and reasonably well understood It is not, however, strictly "formal", and pedants will likely object if the construction is used in some hoity-toity context Saying "add a potato and or an onion" is confusing and leaves the reader wondering if there is a typo
Rule for the pronunciation of the letter O as ʌ vs. ɒ I don't know of any useful rule for when O is pronounced as ʌ There aren't that many words where O in a stressed syllable is pronounced as ʌ , so I think it's most practical to just memorize the pronunciation of each word with this spelling pattern using some method like flashcards Masha Bell's "Improving English spelling" blog gives the following list of words: The main alternative
meaning - Origin of the idiom falling off the wagon - English . . . Meaning: Abstaining from consumption of alcoholic beverages Example: Dean Martin never fell off the wagon You have to be on the wagon before you can fall off Origin: The origin of this seemingly mysterious phrase becomes clear when one learns that the original phrase was “On the water wagon” A water wagon was a common piece of equipment in the days before paved roads They were used to
Sour cream versus soured cream - English Language Usage Stack . . . Let it fry till the onion is brown Pick out the shreds of onion, and put the mixed ingredients into the pan with a tea-spoonful of good butter-milk, or soured cream ; add to this a young fowl skinned, and carved into joints ; and simmer till it is ready, stirring the whole quickly
Is there a common abbreviation for with or without? e. g. w wo or w w o sandwich recipe suggestion: buns, beef, onion, opt mustard or mustard (opt ), If a car battery manufacturer is selling a battery that is designed for cars with start stop technology AND it works perfectly well for cars without start stop technology then they may say: "Note: with or without startstop technology"
When is it more correct to say did not and when didnt? I noticed multiple times, when writing in Microsoft Word that the program suggests a correction, from either form to the other I can't seem to follow the logic When is it better to say did not,