ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINCE
From Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MINCE
PRESENT
Present
I mince
you mince
he/she/it minces
we mince
you mince
they mince
Present continuous
I am mincing
you are mincing
he/she/it is mincing
we are mincing
you are mincing
they are mincing
Present perfect
I have minced
you have minced
he/she/it has minced
we have minced
you have minced
they have minced
Present perfect continuous
I have been mincing
you have been mincing
he/she/it has been mincing
we have been mincing
you have been mincing
they have been mincing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I minced
you minced
he/she/it minced
we minced
you minced
they minced
Past continuous
I was mincing
you were mincing
he/she/it was mincing
we were mincing
you were mincing
they were mincing
Past perfect
I had minced
you had minced
he/she/it had minced
we had minced
you had minced
they had minced
Past perfect continuous
I had been mincing
you had been mincing
he/she/it had been mincing
we had been mincing
you had been mincing
they had been mincing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will mince
you will mince
he/she/it will mince
we will mince
you will mince
they will mince
Future continuous
I will be mincing
you will be mincing
he/she/it will be mincing
we will be mincing
you will be mincing
they will be mincing
Future perfect
I will have minced
you will have minced
he/she/it will have minced
we will have minced
you will have minced
they will have minced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mincing
you will have been mincing
he/she/it will have been mincing
we will have been mincing
you will have been mincing
they will have been mincing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would mince
you would mince
he/she/it would mince
we would mince
you would mince
they would mince
Conditional continuous
I would be mincing
you would be mincing
he/she/it would be mincing
we would be mincing
you would be mincing
they would be mincing
Conditional perfect
I would have mince
you would have mince
he/she/it would have mince
we would have mince
you would have mince
they would have mince
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mincing
you would have been mincing
he/she/it would have been mincing
we would have been mincing
you would have been mincing
they would have been mincing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you mince
we let´s mince
you mince
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
mincing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
7 QUOTES WITH «MINCE»
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mince.
I do a chimichurri sauce with garlic, parsley, olive oil, and red and black pepper. You just mince the garlic and the parsley and mix it all together. Brush a little of that on a steak and it kicks it up, like, 10 notches.
Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn't mince words. His comeback record, 'I'm New Here,' doesn't mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he's fighting personal ones.
Well, he doesn't make me laugh. I think I've got a fair sense of humour but I can't really see it in him. I've listened to his show on the radio on a Saturday morning, and that's a load of mince as well.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.
I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.
I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.
The future... seems to me no unified dream but a mince pie, long in the baking, never quite done.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINCE»
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mince in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mince and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is a timely book of approachable and affordable food that?maps a love affair with meat in its most miniscule but versatile form.
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Mince a framework for organizational maturity
ref. description MGQ MINCE Group qualifications required: MGQ-a-2.1 MINCE
Group Knowledge MGQ-a-2.1.1 Academic degree in economics, psychology,
organizational science or a technical discipline. MGQ-a-2.1.2 Detailed
knowledge ...
3
Mince Pie: Adventures on the Sunny Side of Grub Street
Adventures on the Sunny Side of Grub Street Christopher Morley. Mince Pie
Christopher Morley Mince Pie Christopher Morley. Front Cover.
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Kaotic Kitchen -
Mince and Sausages
Kaotic Kitchen: Mince & Sausages provides you with interesting and easy to prepare alternatives that enable you to serve mouth-watering meals that won't break the budget.
Sally Tullberg, Amanda Trapnell,
2009
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Mince-pie island, with other tales in prose and verse
He wore a magnificent white shirt, with frills that the laundress charged twelve
guineas for merely ironing ; his studs were of the finest Mince Pie opals, and his
waistcoat covered with embroidery of pure gold. A valet brought him a most ...
Robert St. John Corbet,
1868
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A Romance of a
Mince-Pie; an incident in the life of John ...
With a tolerably profuse hand he sprinkled the arsenic over the savoury contents
of the mince-pie; and then hastily'flinging the remainder of the drug into the fire,
covered the deadly pasty with its saucerlike top, and was in the act of depositing
...
Angus Bethune Reach,
1848
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Seafood Safety, Processing, and Biotechnology
Chong M. Lee Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Rhode Island,
Kingston, RI 0288 J Due to depletion of ground fish stock and subsequent drop in
fillet production, the use of cryostabilized fish mince from a variety offish sources
...
Fereidoon Shahidi, Yvonne M. Jones, David Kitts,
1997
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A Romance of a
Mince-pie: An Incident in the Life of John ...
An Incident in the Life of John Chirrup, of Forty-winks, Pastry-cook and
Confectioner Angus Bethune Reach. hu.rry that you stuck the hook in the hem,
and not in the eye ?" “ Go down stairs I” said Chirrup, in a voice which blanched
the cheeks ...
Angus Bethune Reach,
1848
Most of the mechanical separation techniques are based on the physical
screening of flesh from non-flesh components through a perforator filter. With the
advent of drum flesh bone separators, fish mince production from the filleted fish
frames ...
Cesarettin Alasalvar, Tony Taylor,
2002
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The Calorie< Carb & Fat Bible 2007: The UK's Most ...
Mince, Finest, Tesco* 1 Pie/61 g 234 384 4.3 59.9 14.1 2.7 Mince, Free From,
Tesco* 1 Pie/60g 188 314 2.0 58.4 8.0 4.8 214 375 Mince, Iced Top, Tesco* 1
Serving/52g 202 387 2.8 65.7 12.5 1.1 Mince, Individual 1 Pie/48g 203 423 4.3
59.0 ...
Juliette Kellow, Rebecca Walton,
2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINCE»
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mince is used in the context of the following news items.
Waikato's winning pies
Sopheap Chouk from Te Awamutu Bakehouse Cafe won a gold award for his mince and cheese pies in the Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards. «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
Pie bakers snaffle awards
More than 500 bakers entered the competition that saw more than 378 entries in the steak-and-cheese category and 340 mince-and-cheese ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
LVG fury over 'very bad' United
Asked to assess the performance of new signing Schweinsteiger, Van Gaal didn't mince his words. "He was also bad," the Dutchman said, ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
Van Gaal fury over 'very bad' United
Asked to assess the performance of new signing Schweinsteiger, van Gaal didn't mince his words. "He was also bad," the Dutchman said, ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
Rival Bush worries that Trump may wreck GOP's White House chances
He didn't mince words about Trump's statements. "The problem with Mr. Trump's language is, it's divisive. It's ugly. It's mean-spirited," Bush said. He voiced fears ... «WWBT NBC12 News, Jul 15»
Emma Thompson Says Hollywood Sexism Is Worse Than Ever
Emma Thompson thinks that the movie industry has regressed when it comes to its treatment of women. Thompson, who's never one to mince ... «Variety, Jul 15»
'Hermit of Fort Fisher' moves to bigger stage
Steve Vernon doesn't mince words when it comes to the staging of "The Hermit of Fort Fisher" at Wilmington's Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»
Satterfield: App State is hungry
The only real question mark for the Mountaineers this season is special teams, which Satterfield didn't mince words when it came to addressing ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
FESTIVAL REPORT: Nos Alive
There's a raging mince, Carry On-style nipple poking, blowing raspberries into the mic, a frantic fake masturbating, tongue flicks, that thing he ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
Liam Rudden: Carry On enjoying the Fringe
... of entertainment on your doorstep? And what could be more disheartening than realising a great deal of the content is just, well, mince. «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»