Soil is a complex mixture of weathered rocks, mineral particles, gas, water, organic materials, decaying matters, and living organisms. All of these contribute to the loose thin layer on the Earth’s surface. These materials are constantly interacting with each other to provide water and nutrients to plants and support a wide range of biotic communities.

It means “A grape becomes mottled by being a grape” or “The grape changes its hue ripens by looking at another grape.”

It’s a Latin phrase found in the book Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.

There are many interpretations of this phrase, but the most convincing one is that it’s a metaphor for the journey of the group in the book. They compare how grapes ripen when in the presence of other grapes to the story of the individuals in the group experiencing personal growth.

Score came from the Old English term “scoru,” meaning “twenty” – and there’s your answer 😀

Score is equal to 2 decades or 20 years.

The English term “score” originated from the Norse word Old Norse term “skor,” meaning a notch, mark, or incision or cuts made on a stick. The stick is usually packed with 20 cuts, and it is used to keep a tally.

It may have also originated from the Proto-Germanic term “skur,” meaning to cut. It is also a term for counting up to 20. They used it to count sheep by 20. They’d “score” on a stick for every 20 sheep counted.