Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Corn"

A: I have never heard of kernel corn on the cob. It is a contradictory term. Corn on the cob is when the kernels are still attached to the cob, and kernel corn is when the kernels have been removed from the cob.
Either way can be grilled, but there are other ways to prepare both.
Maybe someone else is familiar with kernel corn on the cob.

A: It hasn't been shelled from the cob. See the picture below for corn on the cob.
Kernel corn is when it's been removed and is lose.

A: Corn is the little yellow things. An ear of corn is the group of them.

A: Corn flakes are a type of breakfast cereal. Can be used for cooking/baking also.

A: It is sweetcorn served like this

A: The corn shot out by the corn cannons are very heavy, just a few fires and the zombies can be killed by the fallen corn.

A: A bract is a leaf that serves a specialized purpose. A corn husk is a kind of bract -- the husk is made of specialized leaves that protect the corn ear they surround.

In general use, they're only called "corn husks". "Corn bract" only appears in scientific papers.

A: corn silk sounds more natural, but corn silk, hair, and beard all mean the same thing in reference to the silky pieces of hair on a corncob.

A: They are both the same thing. Born is British English. Corn used to mean any small grain or pulse. While maize originated from Spanish and was first cultivated by the Olmec and Mayans. In general corn and maize are one and the same.

A: Wheat, corn, barley, oats and rice are all cereals from the grass family.
But seed is a word for something almost all plants grow from - tomato seed, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed...

Corn originates from America and looks like this 🌽. It's also called maize.
Unfortunately, we Europeans also sometimes use 'corn' to mean whatever cereal we grow the most of in our area. This can be confusing!

A: Unfortunately there’s no rule for them, you just have to learn it for each noun. I did you a picture...

@OldGeezer is right, there are other differences. Also, sometimes a noun can be used both ways but I won’t make it too complicated here. 😬🙃😊

A: yes!! not corn haha

A: The first one is wrong because "corn" is an uncountable noun.

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A: Corn

A: You just said it in English "corn".

A: × I love this corn harvested in Musashino city, a suburb of western Tokyo.
✓ I love this corn harvested in Musashino city, a suburb in western Tokyo.

× Under the spread of the coronavirus, we have to keep social distance while we line.
✓ Under the spread of the coronavirus, we have to keep social distance while in line.

× But some customers couldn't keep calm, then rushed to the counter.
✓ But some customers couldn't keep calm and rushed to the counter.

A: Actually, now that I think about it, your sentence is natural! It’s fine to use “on” like you did. I must have read it too quickly the first time haha! Sorry for my mistake & good job!

A: I can't see if it's a cup or a bowl.

But anyway you can use the verb "ladle".

I ladled corn soup into the cup.

A: We eat corn flakes. I would say all supermarkets and a lot of small grocery stores sell them.

A: It's a saying. It means that one shouldn't judge others by their own standards or expect someone else to live up to their standards. It's not a very common saying.