[Vocabulary] What is the synonym for "end of something"?

[Venus.jam]

Hi there,

I wonder if both of the following words can be considered as a synonym for "end of something".

1. Tip
2. Bottom

 

[Barb_D]

They will all depend on context.

If you reach the eastern tip of a peninsula (that extends to the east), you've reached the end.
If you reach the bottom of a list, you've reached the end.

But you wouldn't say you've reached the tip of a list, nor the bottom of an eastward-pointing peninsula.

 

[Venus.jam]

Thanks. So, you mean both of them mean "the end of something" but regarding the use of "tip" we can make use of it in some contexts and not others. And the same is true about "bottom". Right?
But, you know, in the story that I'm reading it and it is about starfish both "tip" and "bottom" have been used in the following sentences:

The starfish crawls along the bottom of the sea.
It sees with a spot on the tip of each arm.

Then, at the end of this story there is a set of exercises. In one of them the readers have been asked to find words in the story that mean:

1. End of something:
2. Creep
etc.

Now, in such a context which word between "tip" and "bottom" should be written here? I think we should write both of them, but explain that each word is used in a specific context. Right?

 

[Barb_D]

No.

In the context you were given, the "tip of each arm" means "the end of each arm."

The "bottom of the sea" is not the "end" of the sea.

If you said "the bottom of each arm" it would mean the part that faces down. It's a different meaning.

Do you know which word means "creep"?

 

[Venus.jam]

The "bottom of the sea" is not the "end" of the sea.

Do you know which word means "creep"?

Excuse me, why bottom does not mean the end of the sea?
Yes. Crawls means creep. Thank you!

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Excuse me,[/STRIKE] Why does "bottom" [STRIKE]does[/STRIKE] not mean the "end" of the sea?
Yes. Crawls means creep. Thank you!

"The bottom of the sea" is another way of saying "the seabed". It's not used to describe where the sea "ends".

 

[Venus.jam]

"The bottom of the sea" is another way of saying "the seabed". It's not used to describe where the sea "ends".

Aww, so we should use "seaside" for the end of the sea. Right?

 

[Rover_KE]

Oh, so we should use "seaside" for the end of the sea. Right?

No. We never say 'the end of the sea.'

 

[Venus.jam]

No. We never say 'the end of the sea.'

Is the use of "aww" incorrect? I've seen its usage by a native American.

 

[Rover_KE]

Spelt that way, it's more likely to be followed by 'What a bonny baby'/'What a cute kitten', or 'Rats! I spilt my gin' — depending on the tone of voice.

'Oh' is an expression of realisation — 'I see'/I get it', or surprise — 'Oh , really?'

 

[GoesStation]

Is the use of "aww" incorrect? I've seen its usage by a native American.

Americans frequently write aww, and variations on it, as a way to write an interjection that means "isn't that cute?" and various other things depending on inflection.

On this forum we stick with more standard written English forms. It's OK to write aww on Facebook, but not on an English exam or on usingenglish.com.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's used in BrE too, with the same connotation. I use it fairly frequently as, for example, a comment on a Facebook video (usually of very cute baby animals!) or as a reply to a friend's text message if they're offering to do something nice for me.

Friend - Do you want to come here for dinner Friday evening? I'll cook your favourite!
Me - Awww, bless. That's so sweet of you. I'd love to.
Friend - Great. See you at 8.

I wouldn't use it on this forum though.

 

[Venus.jam]

Spelt that way, it's more likely to be followed by 'What a bonny baby'/'What a cute kitten', or 'Rats! I spilt my gin' — depending on the tone of voice.

'Oh' is an expression of realisation — 'I see'/I get it', or surprise — 'Oh , really?'

So the meaning of both "aww" and "oh" are the same, but their context of use is different. "Oh" is the formal and standard way of " aww". Am I right?

 

[Rover_KE]

No — you are wrong. What was there in my post to make you think they are the same?

 

[Venus.jam]

No — you are wrong. What was there in my post to make you think they are the same?

I just concluded it based on the other responses that I received, such as "On this forum we stick with more standard written English forms. It's OK to write aww on Facebook, but not on an English exam or on usingenglish.com"
However, yours sounded different to me.��