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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word question #179423 10/05/2008 11:24 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague ----- 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? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question BranShea #179424 10/05/2008 12:26 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question zmjezhd #179425 10/05/2008 6:34 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Thank you zmjezhd. I think this will do very well. Landscape format. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question BranShea #179426 10/05/2008 11:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Landscape is also know as horizontal and portrait as vertical, but Nuncle's terms are more common these days. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question Faldage #179427 10/06/2008 12:35 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont fat man and tall man, though that ain't pc thesedays. (and I agree) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question Buffalo Shrdlu #179430 10/06/2008 3:23 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question The Pook #179435 10/06/2008 2:24 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague ----- (Still I can use landscape format) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question BranShea #179501 10/09/2008 7:25 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 RITA stranger RITA stranger Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 For assistance : http://www.grevocabulary.org Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question RITA #179504 10/09/2008 8:06 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question BranShea #179511 10/09/2008 11:41 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Owlbow enthusiast Owlbow enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA True, & I thought that it was funny, but I think RITA is a salesperson. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question Owlbow #185254 06/10/2009 9:47 AM Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 roger randle stranger roger randle stranger Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 That grevocabulary site is great, I found another one that is every bit as good. Check it out http://www.vocabularybuilding.org Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word question roger randle #185268 06/10/2009 9:27 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Does look good, have bookmarked it, thanks for the info. Welcome too! ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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