
'Shelled' vs. 'deshelled' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
I don't hear ambiguity with an "already," but try: "I really enjoy these shelled pistachios" - I might interpret that as some pistachios that have shells and where I've got to remove the shells. "De …
'Ambiguous Nuts' or 'To Shell or not to Shell'
Dec 30, 2013 · How does one remove the ambiguity of shelled peanuts? Must one just not use the adjective 'shelled' in relation to peanuts, or other nuts, or shellfish?
Hallowe'en and shell out - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 3, 2019 · Growing up in Canada, in addition to "trick-or-treating" as a description of kids' activities on Hallowe'en evening, I often heard the verb "shell out", conjugated as "shelling out" …
Is "unpeeling an orange" grammatically correct?
Oct 12, 2012 · Very similar to shelled vs. unshelled in reference to nuts. Both of them can refer to nuts either with or without shells, depending on whether the word is used as a verb or an …
Etymology of "horny" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 1, 2015 · Both these foraminiferans (shelled Protozoa) and ammonites (extinct shelled cephalopods) bear spiral shells resembling a ram's, and Ammon's, horns. The regions of the …
Should I use "everyone's", "everyones'" or "everyones"?
I have the following sentence: Joe got everyone's attention and started to speak. Should it be everyone's, everyones' or everyones?
What is the meaning (and origin) of the word 'peck' in the …
Apr 15, 2019 · 3 I’m 75 years young and I remember vividly in Aston Birmingham early 1950s saying do you want to come and play up on the Bomb Peck meaning shelled houses and …
What is the origin of the phrase "A Mountain I'm Willing to Die On"?
The immediate image I had when I saw this question was of the scene in For Whom the Bell Tolls where El Sordo and his youthful companions on a mountain top try to fight off a fascist …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2022 · Conversely, if someone is a hard-shelled curmudgeon but deep down is kind, you can say "there is more than meets the eye" to suggest that they might be a kind person who …
Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?
From The Phrase Finder: "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" seems to be attributed to Don Meredith (the American football player/ …