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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Words of locality

Hi,

Can you examine if all the below words are corect in everyday conversation? For example, do you usually use foremost or frontmost in the chat?

northernmost,

southernmost,

westmost,

eastmost,

uppermost,

lowermost

topmost,

bottommost,

foremost, or frontmost

rearmost, or backmost

rightmost,

leftmost,

innermost,

outermost.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Most of these words are seldom used. Those that sound natural to me are the first four (add '-ern' to east and west) and 'foremost'.

  • Most of these words are seldom used.
  • Those that sound natural to me are the first four (add '-ern' to east and west) and 'foremost'.
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Most Emotion: winkof these words are seldom used. Those that sound natural to me are the first four (add '-ern' to east and west) a
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