Monday, January 6, 2014

bounce/bounds: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, January 6, 2014

bounce/bounds
A leaky ball may be out of bounce, but when it crosses the boundary line off the basketball court or football field it goes out of bounds. Similarly, any action or speech that goes beyond proper limits can be called “out of bounds”: “Mark thought that it was out of bounds for his wife to go spelunking with Tristan, her old boyfriend.”

No comments:

Post a Comment