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- capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize southern . . .
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 capitalize "southern" in this context
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 by the sea A more generic expression is border road!
- meaning - What does it mean to walk the wall? - English Language . . .
2 Walk the wall is a military term for "guard a border, watch those on the outside, keep those on the inside safe"
- adjectives - East Coast, East coast, or east coast? - English Language . . .
I think your second two examples could have gone either way Convention plays a big part In the UK we talk about 'the south coast', but rarely capitalise it, similarly with the 'west country' Yet the West Midlands is to all intents a proper noun and always capitalised, as is East Anglia The 'Home Counties' is the collective name given to the six counties which border London, but I am always
- single word requests - What is this decoration called thats found . . .
What is this decoration called that's found around ceilings and doors, as shown in the images below?
- nouns - What is the word for the corner where ceiling and wall meet in . . .
Edit, for clarity: In math, two distinct planes may intersect on a line, and 3 distinct planes may intersect at a point Lines segments between two points are sometimes called edges I said "square room", but what technically meant was "cube room" I said "corner where one of the walls meet the ceiling" because I was thinking of the phrase, "Stand with his nose in the corner " I've heard the
- Limit, border or boundary? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which word is most apt to state that there is a (abstract but definite) border which defines the difference between two religions, philosophies or faiths? Is it limit, border or boundary? For exam
- What do you call the land area around a pond?
Usually "shore" and "beach" are used when talking about a large body of water But what if we talk about a pond? Is the area around it still called a beach shore?
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