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Boarder vs. Border
Boarder
/ˈbɔːdə/Examples:
The mountain is busy with boarders eager to hit the slopes.They met as boarders in a big house during their college days.As a boarder, he made many lifelong friendships.
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Border
/ˈbɔːdə/Examples:
We crossed the state border 2 hours ago.'Beginning to border upon cheesiness, in fact.'Then David took Eliza's family to the border.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A boarder is someone who stays in a place, similar to boarding school, while border relates to the edge.
- Think of boarding a plane, which involves people (boarders), not a line or boundary (border).
- Border and boundary both start with b and refer to limits or edges.
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