Beach, Coast, Shore - February 27, 2025

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1. 0:01This week on Ask a Teacher,
2. 0:04we answer a question from Doyeon in Korea about the usage of three similar words.
3. 0:13Here is the question.
4. 0:16Hello. I want to know the differences between the beach,
5. 0:21coast, and shore.
6. 0:24Thank you. You ask a useful question, Doyeon.
7. 0:28Beach, shore, and coast are related words,
8. 0:34but they have some important differences.
9. 0:40The word beach is the most specific of the three words.
10. 0:48The Collins online dictionary defines beach as A nearly level stretch of pebbles
11. 0:56and sand beside a sea, lake, etc., often washed by high water.
12. 1:06Ocean beaches are popular places to visit.
13. 1:09We often use the phrase, at the beach,
14. 1:13to express the idea of spending time in the general area of the beach, as in the following example.
15. 1:23They will vacation at the beach this summer.
16. 1:29We usually say, on the beach, when describing specific activities we do there.
17. 1:37She went for a walk on the beach.
18. 1:41I'm going to spend my afternoon on the beach.
19. 1:46They are playing football on the beach.
20. 1:52The learning English word book defines coast as land on the edge of the ocean.
21. 2:01We can use the word to describe a wide area, however.
22. 2:07For example, Baltimore, Maryland is an east coast city even though it is several kilometers
23. 2:15from the Atlantic Ocean.
24. 2:18Here are more examples of how we can use coast in a sentence.
25. 2:25The Florida coast has many nice towns and beaches.
26. 2:31The coast of California extends over 1 ,300 kilometers.
27. 2:38Like
28. 2:41the expression, at the beach, we can say, on the coast, when describing the general area,
29. 2:50as in the following example.
30. 2:54Her mother has lived on the coast for thirty years.
31. 2:59We can use the expression off the coast of to describe an area of ocean
32. 3:07or sea relative to a place on land.
33. 3:12The island is about 60 kilometers off the coast of Africa.
34. 3:19Sure. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines the word shore
35. 3:26as the land bordering a usually large body of water.
36. 3:34Sure can sometimes mean the beach, but not always.
37. 3:39For example, you might swim to shore and come out of the water onto a beach,
38. 3:44But you could also come to shore at a port with no beach in sight.
39. 3:52And we can use shore when discussing the general area, just like we do with the word coast.
40. 4:02The following example shows this meaning.
41. 4:06The northern shore has many nice towns and beaches.
42. 4:13For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English?
43. 4:20We want to hear from you.
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46. 4:32And please let us know where you are from, too.
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48. 4:40I'm Andrew Smith.