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nima
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Message 1 of 10 (747119)
01-12-2015 1:05 PM


Greetings
I am a newbie. Please feel free to ask me any question, so that I could promote the way that I would ask or present my questions.
I have browsed the Internet several times, and eventually, I failed to learn what is the difference exactly between those.
It would be appreciated, if someone please through a marked or signed picture show me their differences. Or, where are they located or imagined exactly-- or, which oart of the land are they considered to be located? I have looked up the dictionary Oxford, but I am yet confused with them. I don't need the explanations of dictionaries, but I want you please suggest a different interpretation of the terms, so that I could differentiate between them well. especially, I cannot understand any difference between the bold parts.
shore, shoreline, beach, coast, coastline. sand.
I have seen the first one in the dictionary Oxford. And, the second one is my own sentence. So, is it correct? if not why? or what is the difference between those?
The ship was anchored off shore.
The ship was anchored off coast.
Any hel would be greatly appreciated

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Could someone please show me where I could ask such a question?
Would you please provide me a link?
Any help would be gratly appreciated

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Message 4 of 10 (747141)
01-12-2015 3:30 PM
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The Alexandria Library at Wikipedia
For all the above see Wikipedia.
Here's one to get you started.
Shore and shoreline

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Message 5 of 10 (747143)
01-12-2015 4:02 PM
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01-12-2015 1:05 PM


Welcome!
Welcome!
It's always good to have new members.
For your particular question, I'd suggest posting in the English Only forum on the WordReference Forums.
Out of curiosity, what dictionaries have you used so far and what did you make of the definitions they gave?
Jon

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Message 6 of 10 (747154)
01-12-2015 5:58 PM
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01-12-2015 1:05 PM


The ship was anchored off shore.
The ship was anchored off coast.
The first one should be "anchored offshore", without a space between "off" and "shore", and the second one should be "anchored off the coast" --- and maybe there isn't a good reason. I'll let you know if I think of one, but sometimes the English language is just a bit weird.

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Message 7 of 10 (747159)
01-12-2015 6:42 PM
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01-12-2015 1:05 PM


If it gets wet, sometimes get wet or very nearly gets wet when the tide comes in it's ....
shore, shoreline, beach, coast, coastline. sand.
.... unless you can also buy a bag of it - then it's sand.

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Message 8 of 10 (747166)
01-12-2015 8:27 PM
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01-12-2015 5:58 PM


The first one should be "anchored offshore"...
And of course in the cruising world, "offshore" means waaaaay offshore, when there ain't no anchoring. The OP is just encountering vernacular English, where the meanings of words are entirely context sensitive.

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Message 9 of 10 (747167)
01-12-2015 8:33 PM
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01-12-2015 1:05 PM


shore, shoreline, beach, coast, coastline. sand.
Usage of these words vary.
I guess you would mostly talk of shore if you were at sea or out in a lake. The shoreline typically is the imaginary line separating land from sea, while shore is an expanse of land near the sea.
If you were inland, you would usually talk of coast or coastline rather than shore or shoreline. You might use "shore" for the expanse of land near a large lake or wide river, but you probably would not use "coast" that way.
Beach: suggest a pleasant place for swimming or as a park. And you could have a beach alongside a river or lake, not just the ocean.
I'm not sure why "sand" is in your list. There are beaches that are not particularly sandy, and there is a lot of sand in the Sahara desert.

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Message 10 of 10 (747221)
01-13-2015 11:41 AM
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01-12-2015 1:05 PM


nima writes:
shore, shoreline, beach, coast, coastline. sand.
It isn't that the words mean different things. They're just used differently to convey subtle differences in meanings.
"Shoreline" and "coastline" usually refer to the actual place where the land stops and the water begins. "Shore" and "coast" often refer to a larger area that is near the line. "Coast" usually refers to oceans and seas but "shore" can also include lakes. (And rivers have "banks".) A "beach" is a sloping shore that is made of sand or pebbles. A "cliff" is a near-vertical shore.

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