ADJECTIVES - IS "CALLING" A GERUND IN "CALLING BELL"? - ENGLISH ...
Dec 1, 2020 2 calling-bell It all boils down to whether "calling bell" means a static door bell or a bell that is actively calling in order to seek attention. In the static door bell reading it's a … From bing.com
COLLOQUIALISMS - WORDS ARE NOT SPARROWS; ONCE THEY HAVE FLOWN …
Oct 6, 2017 The bell, once rung, cannot be unrung. or You cannot unring the bell. Google books traces "cannot be unrung" to 1924: ... what is learned or suspected outside of court may have … From bing.com
"OBSCENE YOURSELF" (LITERALLY) IN HEMINGWAY'S "FOR WHOM THE BELL …
Nov 1, 2017 I am reading Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (an edition from 1960). Throughout the book, strong words and obscenities are replaced literally by the term … From bing.com
CONSONANTS - WHY IS THERE A DOUBLE "LL" IN "BELL"? - ENGLISH …
Feb 22, 2016 I am trying to understand some of the idiosyncrasies of the English language. One is the use of double consonants. Why does the word bell have two letter L? From bing.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHAT CAUSED BELL PEPPERS TO BE CALLED CAPSICUMS IN …
Aug 24, 2016 A person working in an Indian supermarket was shocked when I told her it's called Bell Pepper in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. I had to pull out Wikipedia to convince her it … From bing.com
SINGLE WORD REQUESTS - WHAT DO YOU CALL THE SOUND OF A BELL?
Sep 11, 2011 If you wanted to describe the sound of a small brass bell that you can hold in your hand (this is an example image of what I mean - what word would you use? Brrring? Bling? From bing.com
SINGLE WORD REQUESTS - INTERJECTION FOR THE SOUND OF A BELL - ENGLISH ...
Apr 13, 2017 That is an interesting question in its own right - what part of speech is "boom!"? If a human would exclaim it, I believe it would be an interjection. If a bell produces the sound, is it … From bing.com
ETYMOLOGY - WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF "RINGS A BELL"? - ENGLISH …
Mar 14, 2012 For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed. If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food. … From bing.com
IDIOMS - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS - ORIGIN OF "ASK NOT" INSTEAD OF ...
Jun 15, 2016 "Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII (1623). But in Donne's poem, the line is any man's … From bing.com
A FIGURE OF SPEECH TO ILLUSTRATE THE IRREVERSIBILITY OF AN ACTION
May 2, 2016 Personally I like "You can't unring that bell" as deadrat mentioned above. The phrase refers to the fact that you can't un-hear a bell that has been rung. There's a nice essay … From bing.com
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