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  1. "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".

  2. adjectives - East Coast, East coast, or east coast? - English …

    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 …

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

    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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. Should the words "city"/"state"/"province" be capitalized (if not ...

    In your second example, "city" should not be capitalized. Words for governmental or administrative units are only capitalized when they are used as part of a proper noun, such as the formal name …

  6. "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 …

  7. 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. …

  8. etymology - Origin of the idiom "go south" - English Language

    Sep 19, 2011 · 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 west …

  9. 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 …

  10. orthography - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    So I was a student of English was taught English right on the border between the US and Canada. My husband (who is from the Southwestern states) was reading something I wrote where I …