
"More Bored" Vs "Boreder" - English Language & Usage Stack …
"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
adjectives - East Coast, East coast, or east coast? - English …
2015年4月29日 · The 'Home Counties' is the collective name given to the six counties which border London, but I am always at a loss as to whether to apply capitals.I think I will compose …
single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin …
2014年4月29日 · The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border between the skin and the vermilion is called the vermilion border, the wet, shiny inner portion of what …
Should the words "city"/"state"/"province" be capitalized (if not ...
When referring to an entity like a government body, should it be capitalized if referring to is by classification(?). E.g., if I write: The City of New York requires us to get a building permit.
capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize "southern ...
2017年12月28日 · It only loosely defines a region of California and its border is not officially defined either. However, I was recently advised by someone who I consider to be educated to …
etymology - Origin of the idiom "go south" - English Language
2011年9月19日 · What's the origin of the idiom go south? Why is it go south only? Why not go southwest or go east? Are the direction-related idioms go south, go north, go east, and go …
"periphery" and "perimeter" — are they the same? [closed]
2011年5月8日 · On the other hand, a state border is a defined, measurable boundary, or perimeter. The conceptual "periphery" of a city center may lie within or outside of the city's …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
2011年8月22日 · I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for …
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2018年7月20日 · 1 It depends on the morphology and the boundaries of the country. Coastal road/highway is an example of a road running along the border of a country partly surrounded …
On the brink/verge/edge of - English Language & Usage Stack …
2012年8月5日 · Based on what I understand of the words, verge seems to suggest the border between two things or a line between two spaces. Think of the word converge. That means …