
- "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". 
- 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 … 
- 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 … 
- 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 … 
- Should the words "city"/"state"/"province" be capitalized (if not ...- When referring to an entity like a government body, should it be capitalized if referring to is by classification(?). E.g., if I write: The City of New York requires us to get a building permit. 
- 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 … 
- 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 … 
- "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, … 
- word choice - “In the outskirts” versus “on the outskirts” - English ...- Which of the following sentences is correct, and why? I bought a house in the outskirts of the city. I bought a house on the outskirts of the city. 
- On the brink/verge/edge of - English Language & Usage Stack …- Aug 5, 2012 · Based on what I understand of the words, verge seems to suggest the border between two things or a line between two spaces. Think of the word converge. That means …