"Ask not for whom the bell tolls" is a popular cliche. My understanding is that it comes from John Donne's Meditation XVII (1623). But in Donne's poem, the line is any man's death diminishes me,
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For example, he struck a bell when the dogs were fed. If the bell was sounded in close association with their meal, the dogs learnt to associate the sound of the bell with food. After a while, at the mere sound of the bell, they responded by drooling. Another possible origin is the one this page advocates:
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If you wanted to describe the sound of a small brass bell that you can hold in your hand (this is an example image of what I mean - what word would you use? Brrring? Bling?
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I have read this answer on the question " Why is the word “pepper” used for both capsicum (e.g. bell pepper) and piper (e.g. black pepper)? ", and it contains some useful etymological information. I've noticed that what name we call Capsicum annuum by seems to depend on which country we are speaking English in. For example, Australia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore and New Zealand ...
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