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  1. 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 …

  2. meaning - What does it mean to "walk the wall?" - English …

    Feb 7, 2013 · 2 Walk the wall is a military term for "guard a border, watch those on the outside, keep those on the inside safe".

  3. 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?

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

    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 …

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

    Apr 29, 2015 · 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 …

  6. Limit, border or boundary? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Oct 20, 2015 · 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 …

  7. 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?

  8. 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 …

  9. grammaticality - Is this statement grammatically correct? - English ...

    Jun 26, 2018 · In a sense, the sentence ("The army will stay until the border isn’t built.") is grammatically correct but not for the intended meaning or, in fact, any other meaning.

  10. 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 …