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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Along the edge or edges?

Hi. In the Naver.com's dictionary (on line), I saw this definition for the words "river bank" and wonder if it couldn't be the word "edges" for the word "edge." Don't we have edges along the river's left and its right?

A river bank is the land along the edge of a river.



  

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Anonymous Don't we have edges along the river's left and its right? Yes, but a "river bank" (singular) refers to only one of them.

— Mr Wordy

  • Anonymous Don't we have edges along the river's left and its right?
  • Yes, but a "river bank" (singular) refers to only one of them.
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AnonymousDon't we have edges along the river's left and its right?
Yes, but a "river bank" (singular) refers to only one of them.
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