Did I catch this correctly? My uncle once told me that a graveyard is a burial plot directly in the land adjoining a church, and that a cemetery is a burial plot not adjoining the church's building. It makes sense, but I don't know if it's actually so defined. English - so glad I don't have to learn it as a second language!
Dave
the von der Insels
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Graveyards
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Started on 2004-03-06
Graveyards
From: dave & diane (vonderinsel@cox.net) |
Date: 2004-03-06 00:10:34 UTC-05:00
Re: [LbNA] Graveyards
From: (StDebb@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-03-06 08:37:54 UTC-05:00
vonderinsel@cox.net writes:
> My uncle once told me that a graveyard is a burial plot directly in the
> land adjoining a church, and that a cemetery is a burial plot not adjoining the
> church's building.
>
My dictionary gives them as synonyms. Neither definition mentions anything
about a church building.
In the interest of staying on topic: I guess that means planting a box in
one is about the same as planting a box in the other.
DebBee
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> My uncle once told me that a graveyard is a burial plot directly in the
> land adjoining a church, and that a cemetery is a burial plot not adjoining the
> church's building.
>
My dictionary gives them as synonyms. Neither definition mentions anything
about a church building.
In the interest of staying on topic: I guess that means planting a box in
one is about the same as planting a box in the other.
DebBee
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