Spelling Tip of the Day
I have always had a hard time spelling the word "hors d'oeuvres," for the times I've sent out party invites. And it's a pain in the tush to try and find it on M-W.com. So here's a good way to remember how to spell it:
HORSE (but no"E") + DOE+ UVRAYS (But spelled like it's pronounced by Julie Andrews in the D0-Re-Mi song on the Sound of Music...UV UV+RE...silent H...S)
Then remember there's an apostrophe after "D." Or, if you took French (I did not), apparently "oeuvres" means "works," if you can remember that (I'm not putting money on it, because I just used freetranslation.com). Here's a fun article on food spellings.
HORSE (but no"E") + DOE+ UVRAYS (But spelled like it's pronounced by Julie Andrews in the D0-Re-Mi song on the Sound of Music...UV UV+RE...silent H...S)
Then remember there's an apostrophe after "D." Or, if you took French (I did not), apparently "oeuvres" means "works," if you can remember that (I'm not putting money on it, because I just used freetranslation.com). Here's a fun article on food spellings.
Comments
My good ol' dutch heritage lends itself to some interesting food spellings as well. For example, there is a brownie-esque Christmas staple at Gramma's I've had approximately nine hundred times but only recently learned how to spell: boter koek. Means "butter cake". Pronounced "boat-er-kook". Everyone has the recipe, but nobody's tastes like hers, which is a sure sign of a good dessert. Liver and onions is ALSO a dutch staple, but that's gross, so it doesn't get a fancy name.
Oh, and the Napoleon thing was pretty funny there Pete!
Also, not everyone has been up since six. I was awake promptly at eight....thirty.