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capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize southern . . . 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 "southern" in this context
More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . . I assume by "Sorry to bug you again about this" that you were already given help with "X", so instead of an apology, perhaps a thank you would work better: Thank you for your help with X, but we are still having problems with it and This is most likely how I would write it, an apology seems to be an admission that you feel "bad" for asking and can sound "whiny", while a thank you gives the
What do you call the land area around a pond? 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?
single word requests - What is the name of the area of skin between the . . . 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 call the "lips" is called the wet vermilion or the mucosa So, you see, Elliot has given you the accurate response How do I know?
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 You know what the outskirts are, even if you don't know why Here's a short etymology for outskirt from Etymonline "outer border," 1590s, from out + skirt (q v ) Now only in plural Originally in Spenser and
On the brink verge edge of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 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 basically to come together at the verge So the verge has two sides Edge therefore could be used more for things like a table, a knife, or other objects where the "ending line" isn't being used to divide between two distinct sides
What do all capital letters typically refer to in writing? All caps are typically used for either of two reasons: Visual Style Capital letters are often used on covers of magazines, in logos and artsy-typography, usually to emphasise the visual style of the letters themselves, rather than the word (Example Image) Contextual emphasis: Capital letters can be considered a third form of emphasis, among Italics and Bold text They are used to denote a