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Does ‘sugarplum’ have the meaning of ‘honey’ or ‘sweetie’? Both OED and Wikipedia define ‘sugarplum’ only as ‘a small round sweet of flavored boiled sugar,’ or ‘a piece of dragée candy that is made of dried fruits and shaped in a small round or oval shape No other meaning Does ‘sugarplum’ have an extended meaning like ‘honey’ or ‘sweetie' as an addressing word?
meaning - Origin of Plumb to mean absolutely - English Language . . . Meaning "something desirable" is first recorded 1780, probably in ref to the sugar-rich bits of a plum pudding, etc Some of the OED references seem to be examples of plum being used to mean "something desirable" rather than misspellings of plumb meaning "completely "
expressions - Origin and meaning of You catch more flies with honey . . . I risk confusing the jadarnel with this aside, but a funny observation has been made that you actually attract more fruit flies with vinegar than honey, because the acetic acid in vinegar makes them think they sense fruit Of course, the point stands that you can get what you want done better with sweetness kindness rather than with a caustic attitude
Why are sugar and sure pronounced with an SH? I don't know of any explanation for why sugar and sure (and for some people sumac) ended up being pronounced with ʃ , but other words starting with su (such as suit and super) ended up being pronounced with s by modern speakers Example words showing the variable outcomes of historical sjuː and zjuː in present-day English
Is whisky wine? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange One reason your Chinese friend might be confused is an alcoholic drink popular in Korea, Japan, and China which is called plum wine in English This “wine” is basically alcohol infused with fruit flavor and begins with already distilled spirits The closest Western equivalent would be fruit brandy, though the process is different
How to define differentiate, on hand, to hand, at hand? An English learner asked me a question what's the difference between: on hand to hand at hand in hand And how to identify the difference and use them correctly? All these phrasal verbs are so clo
Opposite of Sugar Daddy: A young person supporting an older person . . . Is there a term for the young equivalent of a "Sugar Daddy Momma"? Not a "Sugar Baby", but a young person who does what a "Sugar Daddy" typically would do (give financial support, buy material necessities and auxiliaries, often for sexual favours in return)
pronunciation vs spelling - Confectionery or confectionary when . . . The candies were then rolled in powdered sugar or given a frosted coating The 17th and 18th century are considered the greatest period of experimentation in the confectionery history of England, this was the time when sugar was becoming widely available across the country and confectioners were developing new and inventive products to wow
Smaller vs. less vs. lesser - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I want less sugar in my coffee When referring to countable things (things with discrete indivisible units), fewer is used I want fewer people at my dinner party Lesser Lesser means Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil