In 1920, Henry Kessler opened the York Cone Company in York, Pennsylvania. It wasn’t until 1940 that Peppermint Patties came into the picture.
Each pattie had to pass the snap test. If it didn’t break clean down the middle, it wasn’t packaged for sale. You’re probably wondering what happened to the extra patties! People would come to the Pine Street plant and scoop up any imperfect batches — they still tasted great!
The York Cone Company merged with The Hershey Company in 1988, and today, YORK Peppermint Patties are synonymous with dark chocolate and peppermint.
The most common meaning of about as a preposition is 'on the subject of' or 'connected with': … About as an adverb. We use about as an adverb when we talk about time, number and quantity. About makes the time, number or quantity less specific and more approximate: … Be about to.
apropos, as concerns, as respects, dealing with, in connection with, in relation to, in respect to, referring to, regarding, relative to, touching, touching on. preposition as in near or close to in position. Synonyms Antonyms.
'What about you' is often used in situations where the speaker wants to know if the other person has any additional information or thoughts on a particular topic. It can be used to prompt discussion, gather information, or encourage participation. For example: A : I loved the movie. What about you ?
So we use "about" to mean "concerning" or "regarding." So, I sometimes see learners use the word like, "regarding (a topic)," but "regarding" and "concerning," as well, they sound quite formal. They sound quite polite.
'About' is a preposition but it can also be used as an adverb. In this lesson, we will discover al about this preposition. About can be a preposition, an adverb, or an adjective and is used in many expressions.
If you say that someone knows what they are on about, you are confident that what they are saying is true or makes sense, for example because they are an expert. [British, informal] It looks like he knows what he's on about. See full dictionary entry for on.
Introduction: My name is Kelle Weber, I am a magnificent, enchanting, fair, joyous, light, determined, joyous person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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