A WORD IN THE HAND: HOG
SUE DE GROOT | If you must insist on smashing food, please don’t go the whole hog
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
10 March 2022 - 20:21
If you want to track changes in language trends, restaurant menus are a good place to start. I have noticed lately that violence has become a staple of food description. There are crushed nuts, as well as smashed avo, smashed burgers and smashed potatoes...
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