
"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".
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 …
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 …
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".
'the USA' vs. 'the US' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 21, 2014 · Here is an interesting discussion of US versus U.S. versus USA versus U.S.A. from Wikipedia: Manual of Style: In American and Canadian English, U.S. (with periods) is the …
Origin of the idiom "go south" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
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 …
Limit, border or boundary? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 21, 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 …
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?
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 …