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adjectives - East Coast, East coast, or east coast? - English Language . . . Yet the West Midlands is to all intents a proper noun and always capitalised, as is East Anglia 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 question on this –
Origin of the idiom go south - English Language Usage Stack Exchange go south (also head south, take a turn south) 1 v phr by 1940s To disappear; fail by or as if by vanishing [examples omitted] 2 v phr by 1925 To abscond with money loot, etc [examples omitted] 3 v phr underworld by 1950 To cheat, esp to cheat at cards [examples omitted] 4 v phr by 1980s To lessen; diminish [examples omitted] Probably from the
capitalization - To capitalize or not to capitalize southern . . . The word "southern" is not part of the official name of California or any city or county, so I never capitalize it 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 Bored Vs Boreder - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
More formal way of saying: Sorry to bug you again about this, but . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Strictly speaking, a boundary is a visible mark which shows or sets a bound or limit The distinction can be clearly seen in the historical development of the word, which was formed from bound (“limit”) plus -ary (“connected with, pertaining to”)