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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Border-boundary-bound-frontier
I've always confused these words, because I'm not sure which of them can be used figuratively when we talk, for instance, about ethics, human behavior in general, and which of them have a literal meaning. Could you help me distinguish them?
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A dictionary will give a lot of details, and you can find usage examples with Google. But here are a few of my quick and personal reactions to these words. Border focuses on the dividing line between two things.
- A dictionary will give a lot of details, and you can find usage examples with Google.
- But here are a few of my quick and personal reactions to these words.
- Border focuses on the dividing line between two things.
- boundary focuses on limits that must not be exceeded bound Old-fashioned term.
- Sounds poetic, literary.
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A dictionary will give a lot of details, and you can find usage examples with Google.
But here are a few of my quick and personal reactions to these words.
Border focuses on the dividing
But here are a few of my quick and personal reactions to these words.
Border focuses on the dividing
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I think it in some example are:
Border:between two square put together, have one dividing line is line.
boundary : have one baby in a child's cot, that mean a babe must stay in cot not go out. In case we call is boundary.
frontier : between two country are A and B, if A invasion B , the area A will be expanding. and back.
and about bound I'm not sure
Border:between two square put together, have one dividing line is line.
boundary : have one baby in a child's cot, that mean a babe must stay in cot not go out. In case we call is boundary.
frontier : between two country are A and B, if A invasion B , the area A will be expanding. and back.
and about bound I'm not sure
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The four have a similar meaning, but the usage is different.
Border is typically used in a geographical sense, as in the border between two countries. Another usage is in graphical layout: the border around a picture. Seldom used figuratively, except in certain set combinations, like borderline personality disorder.
Boundary is usually used in a property context, as in the bou
Border is typically used in a geographical sense, as in the border between two countries. Another usage is in graphical layout: the border around a picture. Seldom used figuratively, except in certain set combinations, like borderline personality disorder.
Boundary is usually used in a property context, as in the bou
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