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#179423 10/05/08 11:24 AM
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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?

BranShea #179424 10/05/08 12:26 PM
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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.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Thank you zmjezhd. I think this will do very well. Landscape format.

BranShea #179426 10/05/08 11:40 PM
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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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fat man and tall man, though that ain't pc thesedays.

(and I agree)


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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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(Still I can use landscape format)

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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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True, & I thought that it was funny,

but I think RITA is a salesperson.

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