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  1. 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 alternative to …

  2. 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 additional external …

  3. Title-Casing "ad hoc" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 3, 2016 · Title casing isn't a linguistic issue, in the same way that "How to best perm my dog's hair" doesn't come under "Biology". So, as with all convention-based questions, we look to see what other …

  4. 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 preceded...

  5. WhAt iS tHiS kINd oF caPiTaLiSAtIOn cAlLeD? - random capitalisation …

    May 4, 2020 · After digging for a long time, I finally discovered the name of this kind of capitalisation. It's called studly caps or sometimes sticky caps. Studly caps: Studly caps is a form of text notation in …

  6. "Lowercase", "lower-case", or "lower case" - English Language & Usage ...

    Feb 27, 2012 · Of, printed, or formatted in lowercase letters. | tr.v. -cased, -casing, -cases To put (type or text) in lowercase letters. — lowercase n. (It might for a moment appear that AHDEL is endorsing …

  7. What is the verb that means to capitalize the first letter of a word ...

    Proper Casing Is Not "In Programming Community", It's Just a VB Thing. It differ from Title Case that latter doesn't capitalize articles, pronouns and some conjutives.

  8. Why do some people write text all in lower case?

    Nov 23, 2024 · In many online venues and communities, typing in all lower case is not only not regarded as incorrect; it is the ordinary way to communicate, and a norm of sorts. Typing with completely …

  9. Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols

    Standard practice is to substitute asterisk when replacing just some letters (especially vowels, and not normally the first or last letter) in a swear-word (for example - "sh*t", or "c**t"). Any random …

  10. Capitalize after slash at beginning (e.g. Risk/Issue management)

    Should a word after a slash at the beginning of a sentence be capitalized? E.g. Risk/Issue management Risk/issue management I would guess the first one is correct because "Issue" woul...