Dec 28, 2017 · 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.

Apr 29, 2015 · 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 …

Sep 19, 2011 · 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 ...

Apr 29, 2014 · @Doorknob - Elliot has named it correctly. The upper lip is skin-covered, skin-colored, and hairy. 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.

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"outer border," 1590s, from out + skirt (q.v.). Now only in plural. Originally in Spenser. and in this instance skirt means a border or edge. If you live on the outskirts you live on the outer edge. You can't live in an edge.

There is no rule as to when between can be considered inclusive or exclusive, and the grammatical structure of the relevant sentence would not affect this.

Aug 4, 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 basically to come together at the verge. So the verge has two sides.

Sep 19, 2015 · ** Trans-border- is the example of "beyond" "Inter" means 'among, within, between' as interstate, intercity or intercaste. "Inter" and "Trans" are not mutually interchangeable prefixes and both have their own field of applications.

May 27, 2013 · From the same people who brought us "ask" as a noun comes a new idiom that I haven't heard of before: to "walk the wall." I haven't heard this myself, but my sister (who is an IT consultant) asked...