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Jul 25, 2018 · A accommodation area is planned to be set up at/on the west side of the island. Please see the map here The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourists facilities.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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Feb 4, 2015 · We might speak of the west of Europe, because a continent is a big enough area for the term to make sense. On the other hand, it makes good sense to speak of the 'west side of the campus', because a campus can be seen as having sides. When referring to a side, 'on' is the usual preposition: 'on the left side', 'on either side' etc.
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Sep 21, 2017 · Hi, I'm confused with these sentences and I don't know which one is correct. "On the western side of the island lies a beach." "On the west (side?) of the island lies a beach." "The west of the island is a beach." Thank you for your help!
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Nov 3, 2011 · Yes, without the article "the" -- you just use the name of the street. And take a hint: Rose Street. Capital Street.
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Jul 6, 2021 · a. The gathering took place in the mountains in the west of the city. b. The gathering took place in the mountains to the west of the city. Which is grammatically correct? The assumption is that the mountains are not in the city, but outside it. …
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May 6, 2021 · I just want to cite Brittanica Kids: "It extends across North America from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. Forty-eight of the states lie between Canada on the north and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south."
The meaning of "SE" after "street name" in an address
Aug 13, 2015 · Addresses with an "SE" are in the southeast quadrant. In Portland, Oregon, for example, everything west of the Willamette River is "west" and the other side "east." Everything south of Burnside street is "south" and addresses on the north side are "north." Communities have the authority to construct their addressing systems as they see fit.
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Mar 18, 2007 · Strangely enough, in the very American lyrics from Bernstein's "West Side Story" the term is applied to a female. I suppose that whereas hija de puta is easily said when angry daughter etc. is not. My father is a bastard,
Uses of words such as south, north, southeast etc.
Aug 11, 2014 · capitalising north-west, north-east etc? and this thread on hyphenation: cardinal points: hyphen, space or closed? They are generally fused in AmE. BrE allows for this, as well as the hyphenated and spaced versions. I suspect that the hyphenated version is the most common. The Anglican Province of South East Asia uses the spaced version.
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May 13, 2008 · Hi, I just want to assure myself that I use the following expressions corretcly... at sea - meaning on the water (e.g. There are many yachts at sea) at the sea = at the seaside - meaning on the shore (e.g. I spent two weeks with my family at the seaside) to sea - onto the water (e.g. I went on...