Jun 14, 2010 07:15
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English term

boundless vs. borderless

English Marketing Marketing / Market Research
Would you use "boundless" or "borderless", or perhaps a third possibility, about a company's vision and strategy. It is worded as follows:

”A [boundless] and simplified Europe with only satisfied customers”.

What it is supposed to mean is a Europe without borders (in which we can deliver our services).

Thanks for your input.
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3 +12 borderless

Discussion

meirs Jun 16, 2010:
Border - internal versus external Just to split some hairs - in the case of Europe [an Union], distinction must be made between internal and external borders. Original text does not - but implies internal (between the constituent countries) - not external, between Europe on one hand and non-Europe[an] countries on the other hand. It's tricky after all.

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borderless

Boundless implies in my opinion of "unlimited size", as if the United Europe eventually engulfs the whole world.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
9 mins
agree John Detre
11 mins
agree Rolf Keiser
42 mins
agree JaneTranslates
49 mins
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
1 hr
agree B D Finch : Indeed, it might even extend into space!
2 hrs
agree Stephanie Ezrol
3 hrs
agree Ildiko Santana
7 hrs
agree Luiza Modesto
8 hrs
agree eesegura
8 hrs
agree Charlesp : boundless has a simular but different meaning
9 hrs
agree oberonsghost (X) : Boundless would cloud the meaning that your client needs. That is, a Europe without the impediments that borders pose to satisfying its customers.
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