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#2 (permalink) Tue Feb 21, 2006 18:46 pm Border/boundary |
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Hi Ana,
Border is often the line between one country and another. A boundary (which is the word you need here) is the line around your house and garden.
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#3 (permalink) Wed Feb 22, 2006 13:53 pm Border vs. boundary |
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. You might have been confused by the word garden, Ana, which in BrE is a synonym for the property appertaining to one's house; in other Englishes, a garden is a part of the property which is used to grow flowers or vegetables, and these gardens have borders. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#4 (permalink) Wed Feb 22, 2006 14:00 pm Borders |
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Hi,
In British English, too gardens have borders and I am confused about this comment:
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You might have been confused by the word garden, Ana, which in BrE is a synonym for the property appertaining to one's house; in other Englishes, a garden is a part of the property which is used to grow flowers or vegetables, and these gardens have borders. . |
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