“Marry the ketchups” means combining two nearly empty ketchup bottles into one. It is informal restaurant slang for reducing waste.
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Hair vs. hairs: what is the difference?
Hair usually means the mass on your head. Hairs refers to individual strands. Here is how to choose the right form with clear examples.
Why bowdlerize means to sanitize a book
Bowdlerize comes from Thomas Bowdler, whose edited Shakespeare removed material seen as offensive or improper for family reading.
What “forswunke” means, and why it still feels vivid
Forswunke is an old dialect word for exhausted from work. Learn its meaning, background, and see one clear example in use.
What clinomania means, and how to use it
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