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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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  4. capitalization - Should Units of Measure be capitalized? - English ...

    No. Yes. Maybe. It depends. It's always been my understanding with metric measures, that abbreviations for units larger than the base unit measure are capitalized, and units smaller …

  5. Term for main part of desktop computer

    Apr 13, 2014 · This answer is the most correct, in my opinion. Take away the mouse, is the setup still a "computer"? (Yes). Similarly for each of the other components of the system, other than …

  6. 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.

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

    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 …

  8. capitalization - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Feb 19, 2025 · When used as a title, capitalisation is quite standard, but when used more generically / in running text, lower-casing. But this leads to grey areas and overlapping.

  9. 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 …

  10. A verb meaning "to look around making sure no one sees you"

    Jun 1, 2015 · So if you were to rob a post office you might 'case' it the day before to get an idea of who comes and goes, likely problems, escape routes and so on. Perhaps this is not quite what …