- The Difference Between Cream and Creme [closed]
From my understanding, I think of creme as a dessert She pressed down on the lever to shoot out a mound of whipped creme Though, I don't know about the cream Multiple times, I've had people come up to me and say, "It's c-r-e-a-m, not c-r-e-m-e, when I'm talking about whipped creme Then again, I'm 12 The point is, does creme have multiple uses?
- Origin of cream of the crop - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The French expression may have had additional appeal in English because French evoked sophistication and the ruling class In the 20th century, the use of creme de la creme declined (possibly due to the reduced exposure to and influence of French in English-speaking countries), though it has seen a recent revival
- etymology - History of the idiomatic usage of vanilla - English . . .
I think that the source of the idea of vanilla as bland and neutral is the expression "plain vanilla"—signifying vanilla as the primary flavoring (of a pudding, ice cream, cake batter, or other dessert)
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- Best Before says 11 MA 23; is it May or March?
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- Usage and origin of sister in expressions like sister company . . .
2005 Independent (Nexis) 5 Feb 45 The drink incorporates creme de mure (blackberry liqueur), the somewhat sweeter sister of creme de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) Sister, in this [attributive] sense thus pre-dates the nautical influence †10 Nautical Any of various items of tackle having two or more matching components Obsolete
- What is a British biscuit called in America? A cookie? A cracker?
You find in dictionaries (OED for example) that what the British call biscuit, is called cookie or cracker in America But, British biscuits are like these: while American cookies are like these
- Is there a term for letting out an exasperated sigh through the nose?
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