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English language questions - Jona Lendering - 07-27-2008
Two questions; hopefully one of the native speakers can help me.
(1)
If a city has town walls that reach the sea, somehow it seems to be incorrect to be speaking about "the city's southern coast" or "southern shore", which seems a normal expression if the same piece of land was unoccupied. What's a good English word to describe the southern coast of a city?
(2)
Is it possible to describe a tower in a city wall as a "catapult battery", or is that too modern?
Thanks - I am preparing pages on the famous walls of Constantinople; the photos are already available here.
Re: English language questions - john m roberts - 07-27-2008
"Southern waterfront," maybe?
How about "catapult emplacement"?
Re: English language questions - Jona Lendering - 07-27-2008
Quote:"Southern waterfront," maybe?Waterfront! Yes of course. Thanks.
How about "catapult emplacement"?