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  1. "More Bored" Vs "Boreder" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their …

  2. single word requests - What is this decoration called that's found ...

    Jul 1, 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  3. capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize "southern ...

    Dec 28, 2017 · The word "southern" is not part of the official name of California or any city or county, so I never capitalize it. It only loosely defines a region of California and its border is not …

  4. single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin …

    Apr 29, 2014 · @Doorknob - Elliot has named it correctly. The upper lip is skin-covered, skin-colored, and hairy. The pink parts are called the upper and lower vermilion, the border …

  5. More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …

    Aug 22, 2011 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  6. nouns - What is the word for the corner where ceiling and wall …

    Dec 23, 2017 · The terms ceiling line and floor line are used for the lines where the wall meets the ceiling and the floor, respectively.

  7. What do you call the land area around a pond?

    Jan 15, 2019 · I live adjacent to a pond in New England (specifically, Spy Pond in Arlington, MA). People around here commonly call the area around it the shore, and the border of the water …

  8. "periphery" and "perimeter" — are they the same? [closed]

    May 8, 2011 · The conceptual "periphery" of a city center may lie within or outside of the city's state border, or perimeter. The NY Metro area, for example, includes peripheral suburbs in NJ …

  9. phrases - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 4, 2012 · 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 …

  10. word choice - “In the outskirts” versus “on the outskirts” - English ...

    "outer border," 1590s, from out + skirt (q.v.). Now only in plural. Originally in Spenser. and in this instance skirt means a border or edge. If you live on the outskirts you live on the outer edge. …

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