- How did the word beaver come to be associated with vagina?
5 In colonial times it was thought that prostitutes spread veneral diseases through contact with their pubic area, so the women were made "bald" in that area for health reasons However, their clients did not like that look and business began to suffer Therefore, pubic wigs, called merkins, were manufactured for the prostitutes
- Whats another way to say problem area? - English Language Usage . . .
What @TrevorD said If "areas" is an important word here I think it needs to be retained That's to say if the purpose of the memory audits is to identify areas where [multiple] problems occur, I don't see how OP's original can be improved on If it's actually supposed to identify individual problems, just discard that pointless extra word
- What do you call the empty arid zones on both sides of a highway?
For example: salt flats, desert, cactus patch, red rock mesas, etc If you mean the strip of land immediately adjacent to a road, often covered in gravel, this is known as the shoulder of the road This area is typically used for stopping at roadside, or for the passage of emergency vehicles
- Whats my local area mean? Can it be my hometown?
Usually, your local area is the area around where you currently reside since by living there you are considered a local Your hometown is where you grew up For some, their hometown is their local area, but if you've moved away from home then it is not your local area Sometimes people may ask you questions about your local area in order to figure out how familiar you really are with the area
- Is there a more fancy name for a kitchen hole?
Does English have a specific word for a hole between the kitchen and the living room that is used to get food directly to the dining table? German has the nice Durchreiche, which approximately
- word meaning - Is it called a residential area or residential location . . .
The important word here is "living" You live in an area, whereas something exists or happens at a location This is a nice location for a high-rise apartment building, overlooking the park, and the area has many shops and small restaurants
- What is the difference between “area”, “zone”, and “site”?
An excellent question, which I can't do justice to but will comment: an area can be any size, a zone is a 'very special' area (it's a less common word too) and a site is also a synonym of location, so more specific and towards the point-like
- What is the small room in the entrance of the flat called?
Most people in Britain and commonwealth regions would call it the entrance hall or simply the hall (without any risk of its being misunderstood as a church, school or concert kind of hall) Likewise, the hall mirror, hall carpet, etc In these areas, (entrance) hall is the term used on building plans by council officials, architects, etc It would be regarded as peculiar or pretentious to call
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