At the risk of sounding like the celebrity who did not know whether “Chicken of the Sea”-brand tuna was chicken or fish, today’s post is not a deep exploration into grammar but instead is a simple review of the definitions of two food words that sound somewhat alike and are spelled almost identically.<\/p>\n
Problem:<\/strong> Explanation:<\/strong> A “scallop” — spelled S-C-A-L-L-O-P — is a bivalve molusk that swims by clapping its shell valves together<\/em>. The noun “scallop” dates back to the late fourteenth century and is related to the word for a thin slice of meat.<\/p>\n Solution:<\/strong> At the risk of sounding like the celebrity who did not know whether “Chicken of the Sea”-brand tuna was chicken or fish, today’s post is not a deep exploration into grammar but instead is a simple review of the definitions of two food words that sound somewhat alike and are spelled almost identically. Problem: The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nouns","category-versus"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe distinction between “scallion” and “scallop” has been a long-time problem for me, probably because I don’t eat one and rarely eat the other.<\/p>\n
\nA “scallion” — spelled S-C-A-L-L-I-O-N — is a leek, a shallot, or any green onion<\/em>. The noun “scallion” dates back to the early fourteenth century and is named after the onion of Ascalon — spelled A-S-C-A-L-O-N — which is a seaport of Palestine.<\/p>\n
\nThink “onion” when seeing the noun “scallion” with the mnemonic that both words end in I-O-N. Think seafood when seeing the noun “scallop” with the mnemonic that it does NOT rhyme with the word “onion” and therefore is NOT an onion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"