single word requests - Is ‘casing’ a valid alternative to ...
Oct 11, 2017 · Because casing is commonly used here on the English Language 🙵 Usage SE to ask whether a word is capitalized or not, I'm still wondering whether casing is a valid …
What is the difference between "to curse" and "to swear at"?
Jun 26, 2015 · The distinctions between curse and swear are not always recognized, because they have a clear usage overlap in the definition of foul language: curse verb 2.0 [NO …
Is “since long” correct English, and if so what does it mean?
Dec 6, 2019 · I encountered the following: “As a matter of practice, larger issuers have since long voluntarily offered more forward-looking information than was strictly required” I'm unfamiliar …
Should "This" be capitalized in title case? [duplicate]
Aug 7, 2019 · I have read that short words – that is, those with less than five letters – should not be capitalized. However, online sentence-to-title case converters capitalize the …
What is the outer metal/plastic box of a device called?
Feb 19, 2020 · 1 Case and Chassis are used pretty often as some of the comments indicate. Other similar words are tower, system unit and cabinet. Also, holder is often used for …
"Why [subject] is [property]" VS. "Why is [subject] [property]" in a ...
Mar 25, 2022 · I'm struggling to appropriately choose between these two alternatives. It will be a title in a presentation I'm making, where [subject] can be "dogs" and [property] can …
grammar - "And " vs "Or" when using respectively - English …
Jun 17, 2024 · I want to reduce my sentence to a shorter sentence. My actual intention is: In real-type representations, k is 1, in complex-type representations, k is 2, and in quaternion-type …
When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?
May 2, 2023 · Basically, I am somewhat confused when a quotation should be capitalized. My understanding is that if a) one quotes the full original sentence and b) this quotation is set off …
What's the etymology of English letter casing terminology?
The popular consensus around the web (i.e., Wikipedia) seems to be that "upper case" and "lower case" originate from typesetting convention of upper and lower drawers for letters, possibly …
What is the difference between “turn off” and “switch off”?
Switch off is a more specific form of turn off. You can use turn off for anything, but switch off is generally only used for electronics. The usage likely comes from the electrical engineering …