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- Whats the origin of the saying know your onions?
The phrase 'to know one's onion(s)' first appeared in print at least as early as 1891 Given its historical linguistic context, the 'source' of the phrase may be construed as the independent adoption of a generalized idiomatic response to the equally idiomatic and earlier-evidenced declaration that someone 'does not know the difference between an onion and [another object, commonly another
- differences - Are smell like and smell of the same? - English . . .
If I have chopped up an onion, and I want to convey to someone that I can still smell the residue of onion on my fingers, I would say: "My fingers still have the fragrance (or "odor" -- depending on whether or not you find the scent of onions appealing or off-putting) of onions!!" In this sentence, I would use "of"
- Rule for the pronunciation of the letter O as ʌ vs. ɒ
I don't know enough to attempt a proper answer, but my sneaking suspicion is "yes, there are a lot of rules, with a lot of exceptions, which in turn create further rules and exceptions, to the point that it would be less complex to simply look up and memorize the pronunciation of each word; individually, in a dictionary as you encounter them or find a need for them"
- The correct way to write and or together in a sentence
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 –
- Where did the phrase batsh*t crazy come from?
From an inexplicably deleted answer is a 1983 cartoon by P S Mueller (the voice of Onion News Radio) captioned: Full blown batshit crazy and still holding down a productive job Mueller adds: Since I first published this cartoon around 25 years ago, I have received more correspondence about it than anything I have done before or since
- 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"
- meaning - Origin of the idiom falling off the wagon - English . . .
From The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, by Robert Hendrickson: The original version of this expression, 'on the water wagon' or 'water cart,' which isn't heard anymore, best explains the phrase
- How are we? vs. How are you? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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