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#179423 - 10/05/08 07:24 AM word question
BranShea Offline
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I can't find the expression to distinguish the lying position of the first rectangle from the standing position of the second.

We use 'liggend (lying) formaat' (1) and 'staand (standing) formaat' (2). How do I say this in English. I have looked up the word 'format', but that seems not to cover the expression.

I need to make a sentence about a picture of a lying ...format?..?????
How should I say this? Any of you could tell me how?
Horizontal, vertical? Can you say : a horizontal picture?

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#179424 - 10/05/08 08:26 AM Re: word question [Re: BranShea]
zmjezhd Offline
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I'd call the first one landscape and the second one portrait format. This comes from computer terminology when printing a page in one of those two orientations.

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#179425 - 10/05/08 02:34 PM Re: word question [Re: zmjezhd]
BranShea Offline
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Thank you zmjezhd. I think this will do very well. Landscape format.

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#179426 - 10/05/08 07:40 PM Re: word question [Re: BranShea]
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Landscape is also know as horizontal and portrait as vertical, but Nuncle's terms are more common these days.

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#179427 - 10/05/08 08:35 PM Re: word question [Re: Faldage]
Buffalo Shrdlu Offline
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fat man and tall man, though that ain't pc thesedays.

(and I agree)

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#179430 - 10/05/08 11:23 PM Re: word question [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
The Pook Offline
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 Originally Posted By: etaoin
fat man and tall man, though that ain't pc thesedays.

...or even mac.

Yes landscape and portrait are the standard English terms for sure.

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#179435 - 10/06/08 10:24 AM Re: word question [Re: The Pook]
BranShea Offline
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(Still I can use landscape format)

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#179501 - 10/09/08 03:25 AM Re: word question [Re: BranShea]
RITA Offline
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#179504 - 10/09/08 04:06 AM Re: word question [Re: RITA]
BranShea Offline
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Landscape format is fine, I could not resist showing that it's basically nonsense, but when everyone understands what you mean, then it's allright.

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#179511 - 10/09/08 07:41 AM Re: word question [Re: BranShea]
Owlbow Offline
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True, & I thought that it was funny,

but I think RITA is a salesperson.

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