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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Extremities vs border (on or at border)
Could you tell me how you would express this please?
1 The GPS sats you are closer to X city when you are in fact in Y. The reason for that is the GPS calculates your position in relation to the center of a city in other words city hall, so if you live on/at the border of the city/the southern extremity of the city, you are closer to the center of Y town than it'll say you're closest town is just that even though you live in X.
Thank you
1 The GPS sats you are closer to X city when you are in fact in Y. The reason for that is the GPS calculates your position in relation to the center of a city in other words city hall, so if you live on/at the border of the city/the southern extremity of the city, you are closer to the center of Y town than it'll say you're closest town is just that even though you live in X.
Thank you
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alc24 so if you live on/at the border of the city So if you live near a city line, the GPS system will log your city of residence as the one whose geographical center (or government center) is closest to you.
- alc24 so if you live on/at the border of the city So if you live near a city line, the GPS system will log your city of residence as the one whose geographical center (or government center) is closest to you.
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alc24so if you live on/at the border of the citySo if you live near a city line, the GPS system will log your city of residence as the one whose geographical center (or government center) is closest to you.
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THank you, that sound very nice,
one thing,
when would you use border or extremity
and is it "live on/at the border"
"on/at the southern extremity of"
Thank you
one thing,
when would you use border or extremity
and is it "live on/at the border"
"on/at the southern extremity of"
Thank you
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alc24THank you, that sound very nice,You're very welcome. [H]
I think "border" is most appropriate in dealing with international boundaries.
We say "the city/town/county/state line."
I'd be more inclined to use "extremities" in referring to geographical features, like "the extremities of the peninsula."
City borde
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I'd city limit. This is the first time I see "extremity" used in geographic reference. Interesting!
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dimsumexpressI'd city limit.Sometimes I hear this used in the plural.
In some areas the cities run together (megalopolises, or something like that?) but in more rural areas it seems like the "city limits" separate the downtown areas from less developed areas within the same city. So the city line and the city limit can sometimes be two different things.
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Thank you
Can you use extremity like this?
1 The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate.
Thank you Avangi
Can you use extremity like this?
1 The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate.
Thank you Avangi
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Yes, this is perfectly natural.
Last time I used "wood" like that someone corrected it to "woods."
But being a Robert Frost fan, I dug in my heels: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both and be one trav'ler,
Last time I used "wood" like that someone corrected it to "woods."
But being a Robert Frost fan, I dug in my heels: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both and be one trav'ler,
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Hello Avangi,
How are you?
I had one question please?
How would you use "the outer limits of the city" in a sentence?
Thank you
How are you?
I had one question please?
How would you use "the outer limits of the city" in a sentence?
Thank you
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alc24How would you use "the outer limits of the city" in a sentence?I probably would not.
If someone else used it, I'd rely on context to determine whether they meant "the city limits" or the border between this city and another city, or jurisdiction.
I haven't refreshed my memory of this thread, but the distinction depends som
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