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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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  4. "You can cream on me" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 28, 2023 · I was listening to "Let it Bleed" by The Rolling Stones, and the lyrics say Yeah, we all need someone we can cream on // Yeah and if you want to, well you can cream …

  5. 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 …

  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 …

  7. When is it appropriate to use the word "flavor" to describe …

    Apr 9, 2022 · Different varieties or kinds would work here too, perhaps not as specific to this case as confections. There may be some cases where you have a vanilla creme and a raspberry …

  8. Origin of "cream" meaning "to defeat decisively"

    What is the origin of the verb cream meaning to defeat someone, such as in this example? We creamed them.

  9. What do the highlighted parts mean in this piece of writing?

    Apr 27, 2021 · @KateBunting - That's true only in the very narrow, irrelevant sense that also not all "crème brûlée" is French, meaning that, yes, sometimes "crème brûlée" is made outside of …

  10. etymology - "Pretty please with sugar on top" - English Language ...

    Nov 26, 2021 · According to The Word Detective: The earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary for “pretty please” is from 1913, and the earliest for “pretty please with sugar on top” …