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Putri Posted 20 years ago
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north or northern
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i'm going to teach my students about how to describe places. i've got a question. when do we use north and when do we use northern? thx in advance
i'm going to teach my students about how to describe places. i've got a question. when do we use north and when do we use northern? thx in advance Top answer
Hi, When talking about indefinite and larger areas, we prefer the names of points of compass with -ern inflection. Without the suffix, we refer to more clearly defined places. the sothern part of the city South Africa Place names do not always behave according to these rules: South Asia Western Europe Northern Ireland If we refer to well-established official place names, we capitalize: South Dakota The Sun sets in the west.
- Hi, When talking about indefinite and larger areas, we prefer the names of points of compass with -ern inflection.
- Without the suffix, we refer to more clearly defined places.
- the sothern part of the city South Africa Place names do not always behave according to these rules: South Asia Western Europe Northern Ireland If we refer to well-established official place names, we capitalize: South Dakota The Sun sets in the west.
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Hi,
When talking about indefinite and larger areas, we prefer the names of points of compass with -ern inflection.
Without the suffix, we refer to more clearly defined places.
the sothern part of the city
South Africa
Place names do not always behave according to these rules:
South Asia
Western Europe
Northern Ireland
When talking about indefinite and larger areas, we prefer the names of points of compass with -ern inflection.
Without the suffix, we refer to more clearly defined places.
the sothern part of the city
South Africa
Place names do not always behave according to these rules:
South Asia
Western Europe
Northern Ireland
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