ESL-ish
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Arizona
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 Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Yes there is a significant difference.
"Beach" is used to describe the sandy (unless someone uses the adjective "rocky" or "pebble") area where the ocean waves meet the land. When I read "cities on the beach", I think of skyscrapers literally sitting on sand with waves crashing over them.  Very Waterworld, and that was an awful movie (apologies to Kevin Costner).
"Coast" is more of a mapping term, and works perfectly here. In fact, a coast can have beaches.
California has many beautiful beaches along its coast. In Oregon and Washington, however, rocky cliffs line the coast and beaches are rare.
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