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- etymology - Origin of the meaning of à la mode - English Language . . .
'À la mode' meaning 'topped with ice cream' The first Google Books match for à la mode in the sense of "with ice cream topping" in a cookbook published in Berea, Ohio, in 1897 From Ladies of the Methodist Church Ladies of the G A R , Berea Cook Book (December 25, 1897): PIE A LA MODE Any kind of fruit pie served with ice cream on top
- phrases - Does the casual use of a la ___ in English preserve the . . .
The meaning is not preserved, at least in sentences like He showed us some moves à la 1987 It's true that à la Evita Peron would mean in the style used by Evita Peron, and that French people would say à la française to mean in the French style, but à la 1987 would not mean in the style used on 1987
- usage and meaning of à la mode [duplicate] - slang
Yes, it's borrowed from French The expression à la mode actually means in the current fashion – Archa
- Usage of À la carte on menus in English
"Honestly, I feel affected writing à la carte when every damn diner you walk into has an "a la carte" (or "ala carte" or "a la cart") category on the menu " – Robusto Commented Oct 31, 2014 at 12:11
- single word requests - Whats this part of the nose called? - English . . .
It's called the nasal ala (adjectival form: alar - thanks @tchrist; plural: alae - thanks Deepak) or wing of the nose It refers to the wing-shaped structures that make up the walls of the nostrils It is the lateral surface of the external nose that is also referred to by the name "Wing of the nose" or "Nasal ala " - bodterms weebly com
- What does a la carte mean as an adjective or figuratively?
Used figuratively, à la carte means something like "skipping around through a series of options and choosing the ones you like " So the author quoted in the posted quotation is saying that the Republican Party in the U S is being urged (by "reform-minded Republicans," the article says) to select its positions on sociopolitical issues one by
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is confusing here is that the French masculine noun hôte, means both 'host' and 'guest' So , I for one am never sure if table d'hôte means 'the host's table', or 'the guest's table' For customers wishing to avail themselves of other dishes, not on the table d'hôte menu, there is usually an à la carte menu, meaning literally 'from the
- meaning - Can “alma mater” refer to any school you’ve graduated from . . .
This is becoming a relatively common practice on Monday Night Football here in the U S They have a tradition of "introducing" each team's starters with a video snippet, where the player states his name and alma mater (e g , "Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois University")
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