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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
orthography - English Language Usage Stack Exchange So I was a student of English was taught English right on the border between the US and Canada My husband (who is from the Southwestern states) was reading something I wrote where I used the spel
Should the words city state province be capitalized (if not . . . In your second example, "city" should not be capitalized Words for governmental or administrative units are only capitalized when they are used as part of a proper noun, such as the formal name of a city Your first example is correct so long as you're referring to the City of New York, as the formal name for New York However, if I were simply using the word "city" to disambiguate and not as
Is of obligatory when writing In August of this year? The review was first announced in January 2019 and it was written into the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act along with a statutory requirement for it to report back to parliament by August this year
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Is there a difference between the semantics of the two words boundary and limit? Is it possible that only one of the two has an inclusive meaning regarding the set we want the limit boundary of? C
meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange North America is the continent There are three countries: Canada, the United States of America (USA), and Mexico Colloquial usage in the USA is America or US; however, a United States passport has United States of America on the cover It makes sense that a Canadian or Mexican border guard would seek clarification, even if it seemed like small talk, of America as referring to the USA, as
Etymology Origin behind using bitching in a positive sense An indomitable girl, Gidget finally masters the board I don't recall ever having encountered the term wetbacks except as an derisive (and offensive) name for braceros —unlicensed Mexican nationals who cross over the U S -Mexican border to pick crops and perform other hard labor in the United States
word choice - Is it considered rude or inappropriate to frequently . . . It's used either because you are both approaching or at least looking at the border to a situation where that word can no longer apply The apparent disingenuousness is an invitation to consider the appropriateness of the label friend