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  1. The Difference Between "Cream" and "Creme" [closed]

    Nov 30, 2016 · The first two definitions of "creme" on Merriam-Webster are: 1 : a sweet liqueur 2 : cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking The word comes from French …

  2. Origin of "cream of the crop" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Sep 9, 2011 · There is an earlier expression, crème de la crème (often spelled creme de la creme), which is a borrowing from French (where it means, literally, cream of the cream). In both languages, …

  3. phrases - Antonym of "crème de la crème" - English Language

    Oct 13, 2015 · The phrase "crème de la crème" means to be the best of the best. Is there a phrase that means the opposite of this, that is, to be the worst of the worst? The phrase doesn't have to come …

  4. Capitalization in food - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 26, 2019 · Morning everyone! Translating a Spanish restaurant menu into English, I found myself doubting whether to capitalize sauce names. Some examples are romesco and Sriracha. Not being …

  5. "Sour cream" versus "soured cream" - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    We were regaled next with creme bouilli, or boiled cream ; the ingredients which enter into the composition of the beverage are sour cream, eggs, and milk hot from the cow, with a little rennet ; we …

  6. How to pluralise a proper noun that ends with an adjective

    Mar 3, 2024 · Ark Royal is a name. Similar questions would be "How many Jasens are there in the world?" "How many Alexei Briggses are there?" Ark Royal is not a title or an office like Postmaster …

  7. What is the phrase to describe a person making a comment that ...

    Oct 30, 2024 · Implicating, non direct, advice, side comment, snide remark, to share information without directing it at the person it is meant for, an underhanded comment.

  8. "Synced" or "synched" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 13, 2017 · Which is correct: synced or synched? Is one of these American and the other British spelling or are they interchangeable? I have only ever seen sync used in the computing industry.

  9. Why do some English speakers pronounce “fête” as “fate”?

    In French, from whom we’ve borrowed the word, it’s /fɛt/ “fet”. But if we pronounced it as if it were an English word after dropping the accent, it would be /fi:t/ “feet”. Yet the pronunciation we

  10. Why do we say "This is " instead of "This's"?

    Aug 17, 2011 · Some people do have an informal contraction this’s, with a much reduced or non-existent vowel in the second syllable, contrasting with a more formal this is with a full vowel in the second …