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Whats the origin of the saying know your onions? In French, there's the expression occupez-vous de vos oignons which means "mind your own business" in English but can be literally translated as "take care of your onions" Know your onions howe
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 for one who does not eat onions Is there a single word for someone who does not eat onions? I remember having heard this word somewhere but do not remember it now
Onion vs onions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Today I came across a sentence in The Daily Star prices of locally grown onion rose yesterday for the lack of availability I know onion is countable Therefore,it should have been locally grown
terminology - A word for really thin book pages - English Language . . . Onionskin, var Onion Paper, Onion Skin Paper A durable lightweight paper that is thin and usually nearly transparent—so called because of its resemblance to the dry outer skin of an onion It is used for making duplicate copies of typewritten material, permanent records where low bulk is important, and for airmail correspondence
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
Plant Name Pluralisation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange According to the ODO: Allium (plural alliums) A bulbous plant of a genus that includes the onion and its relatives (e g garlic, leek, and chives) As shown in the following extract from the ODO there is no fixed rule to form the plurals of Latin words in English The more common trend is to use both original (Latin) and English pluralisation rules, but there are exceptions according to usage