"More Bored" Vs "Boreder" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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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 …
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 …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
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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 …
"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 …
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 …
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. …
word usage - Encroach on/upon, encroach into - English …
Nov 3, 2022 · I was wondering if someone could explain the difference between "encroach on/upon" and "encroach into". I cannot figure out the clear difference …
Origin of the idiom "go south" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Sep 19, 2011 · go south (also head south, take a turn south) 1 v phr by 1940s To disappear; fail by or as if by vanishing [examples omitted] 2 v phr by 1925 To abscond with money loot, etc. …