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  1. What's the origin of the saying "know your onions"?

    May 30, 2013 · 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 …

  2. What is the name of part of onion we peel? [closed]

    Sep 27, 2013 · We often use onion or peeling an onion as a metaphor for something that has many layers. For example, there is a system for browsing the web anonymously called Tor. Tor is an …

  3. Onion vs onions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 26, 2019 · 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 …

  4. etymology - Origins of the term "funny onion" - English Language ...

    Oct 17, 2016 · 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 …

  5. Word for one who does not eat onions

    Nov 28, 2011 · 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.

  6. Does the letter i serve as a consonant in words like "onion" and "view"?

    Jan 15, 2013 · In words like 'onion', the i serves as a semi-vowel, or glide. This is represented in IPA as /ˈʌn jən/ and the letter i represents the /j/ sound, which is the same sound as at the start of the word …

  7. word choice - How do you describe the taste of an onion? - English ...

    Mar 14, 2014 · It really depends on the onion and what exactly you are trying to convey to the listener. An onion might be strong, mild, aromatic, tear-inducing, acidic, salty, spicy, sweet, bitter, sour, or …

  8. When listing the ingredients of a meal, should a group of a one-half ...

    Oct 5, 2014 · Example: Pico de gallo: onion, tomato, and cilantro or onions, tomatoes, and cilantro when one or less onion and one or less tomato has been chopped for use in the recipe.

  9. 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 …

  10. Rule for the pronunciation of the letter O as /ʌ/ vs. /ɒ/

    I don't know of any useful rule for when O is pronounced as /ʌ/. There aren't that many words where O in a stressed syllable is pronounced as /ʌ/, so I think it's most practical to just memorize the …