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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Point vs. Pointe

What is the difference between point and pointe when being used as a name for something?
  

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'Pointe' is not English; it is French except when used as a ballet term.

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  • 'Pointe' is not English; it is French except when used as a ballet term.
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'Pointe' is not English; it is French except when used as a ballet term.
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Anonymouspointe
"Pointe" is a French borrowing found in geographical names, the most well known of which is Grosse Pointe (Michigan), a suburb of Detroit (also a French borrowing).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosse_Pointe,_Michigan

CJ
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pointe is used in street names and can mean the tip toes in ballet terms
point is just a tip or to point at something
slang term "on point" is like saying that its perfect
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'Pointe' is used rather pretentiously in names of new housing estates, commercial developments etc. It has no special meaning.

You'll also see stuff like 'Olde Towne Shoppes', 'Parke Royale', etc.
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Rover_KE'Pointe' is used rather pretentiously in names of new housing estates, commercial developments etc. It has no special meaning.You'll also see stuff like 'Olde Towne Shoppes', 'Parke Royale', etc.
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