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How to pronounce “borderline”

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Pronunciation guide for borderline

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of borderline with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How Your Company Can Gain a Global Talent Advantageit's borderline rude by American standards,
Definition summary: Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

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How Your Company Can Gain a Global Talent Advantage

it's borderline rude by American standards,

[Adjective]
Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
Of questionable taste or acceptability; approaching bad taste.
Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
[Adverb]
Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
[Noun]
(countable) A boundary or accepted division; a border.
(uncountable) Ellipsis of borderline personality disorder.
(countable) A person who has borderline personality disorder.
[Verb]
(transitive) To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.

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