10 "Dutch" Phrases

In English several phrases contain the word Dutch. These phrases are not always obvious in meaning.

1. Dutch treat/go Dutch - an outing, meal, or other special occasion at which each participant pays for their share of the expenses/To pay one's own expenses on a date or outing. (Dutch treat can also be used for a marijuana strain).
2. In Dutch - In disfavour or trouble
3. Dutch auction - A type of auction in which the price on an item is lowered until it gets a bid. The first bid made is the winning bid and results in a sale, assuming the price is above the reserve price.
4. Dutch courage - Strength or confidence gained from drinking alcohol
5. Dutch uncle - An informal term for a person who issues frank, harsh or severe comments and criticism to educate, encourage or admonish someone (opposite to avuncular)
6. Dutch barn  - In the UK a barn that has a roof, but no walls. (the term is used differently in the USA and differently again in Canada)
7. Dutch cap - A woman's lace cap with triangular flaps on each side, worn as part of Dutch traditional dress (but also used for a type of contraceptive)
8. Double Dutch - Language that is impossible to understand; gibberish (in the USA used for a skipping game that uses two ropes)
9. Dutch angle - Also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle or oblique angle, this is a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame
10. Dutch barge - a traditional flat-bottomed shoal-draught barge, originally used to carry cargo in the shallow Zuyder Zee and the waterways of Netherlands.

{Also note Dutch braid, Dutch toast, Dutch hoe, Dutch elm disease, Dutch pan or oven (a cast iron casserole) and Dutch disease (the apparent causal relationship between the increase in the economic development of a specific sector and a decline in other sectors.)}

As Jan Akkerman might say Thank you very Dutch.

10 Valley words

1. Vale
2. Dale - a valley, especially in northern England
3. Dell - a small valley, usually among trees
4. Combe - a short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England
5. Gorge - a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it
6. Glen - a narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
7. Gully - a ravine formed by the action of water
8. Gulch - a narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream
9. Ravine - a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides
10. Strath - a broad mountain valley

(Also dingle, canyon, pass, clough, etc)

10 English words that change in meaning when repeated

Usually the repetition of the word introduces a cynical element but different phrases work in different ways.

1. Promises (promises)
2. Hello (hello)
3. Yeah (yeah)
4. Never (never)
5. Words (words)
6. Pooh (pooh)*
7. There (there)
8. Hear (hear)
9. So (so)
10. Chop (chop)

*Also differently Do (do) and Pea (pea)
Also note 
Ta (ta) Tom (tom) Win (win) Go (go) Sing (sing) Talk (talk) Well (well)

10 Coronavirus words

1. Virus - an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
2. Outbreak - a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease. Outbreak can carry the same meaning as epidemic, but is often used for a more limited geographic area.
3. Epidemic - a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
4. Pandemic - (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
5. Social distancing - a set of infection control actions intended to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease.
6. Fomites - objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture.
7. Contact tracing - in public health, this is the process of identifying persons who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequent collection of further information about these contacts. 
8. Self-isolation - if a person shows symptoms of illness (in this case coronavirus so a dry cough and high temperature) they are urged to self-isolate. This means staying at home and if possible, not leaving for any reason, other than to exercise (staying a safe distance from others).
9. Quarantine - a state, period or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
10. Contagious and infectious - (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment.

10 Berries (Human)

1. Chuck Berry American entertainer
2. Halle Berry American actress
3. Mary Berry British cookery presenter
4. Matt Berry British actor
5. Dave Berry British Popstar
6. Sian Berry British politician
7. Wendell Berry American writer
8. William Jan Berry American popstar (half of Jan and Dean)
9. Steve Berry American novel writer
10. Ron Berry Welsh novel writer

10 Berries

1. Blackberry
2. Blueberry
3. Bilberry
4. Cranberry
5. Elderberry
6. Gooseberry
7. Loganberry
8. Mulberry
9. Raspberry
10. Strawberry

People are dying who have never died before

The phrase "People are dying who have never died before" is one my father often used to quote. It is akin to "He'd be turning in his grave if he was alive". I'm not sure if the attribution above is correct. The former one is in the news again as some rather naughty people are claiming Trump has said it. Always check your facts. Snopes is a good place. As I should have guessed the Sam Godlwyn quote is incorrect.

The earliest instance of this comical expression was apparently printed in an 1879 novel titled “The Honourable Ella: A Tale of Foxshire” by William Ulick O’Connor Cuffe, 4th Earl of Desart.

“My dear Harry, you don’t understand the rudiments of political economy. If Cobden were alive to hear all the twaddle of the free-traders now he would turn in his grave - at least, I mean he’d be confoundedly disgusted.

The author Cuffe highlighted the witticism by allowing his character to recognise that the figurative language was incongruous.