
"More Bored" Vs "Boreder" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
"Boreder" might be considered "legal" according to some guidelines, but is to be avoided because of the likely confusion with "border".
single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin between …
Apr 29, 2014 · 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 people call the "lips" …
capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize "southern ...
Dec 28, 2017 · 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" …
single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 20, 2018 · 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 by the sea. A more …
"periphery" and "perimeter" — are they the same? [closed]
May 8, 2011 · 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 state border, or …
adjectives - East Coast, East coast, or east coast? - English Language ...
Apr 29, 2015 · 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 a question on …
word choice - “In the outskirts” versus “on the outskirts” - English ...
As Martha's NGram shows, on the outskirts is the prevailing choice between the two. Why should this be? Well IMO it is down to people's underlying understanding of what the phrase means. You know …
single word requests - What is this decoration called that's found ...
Jul 1, 2019 · What is this decoration called that's found around ceilings and doors, as shown in the images below?
What do you call the land area around a pond?
Jan 15, 2019 · 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?
nouns - What is the word for the corner where ceiling and wall meet in ...
Dec 23, 2017 · 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 …