The alliteration in " t ools" and " t o" sounds nice and reads more quickly when spoken aloud. Using " to " saves two letters (better fit on billboards, bumper stickers and Tweets). Using " to " …

Jul 2, 2023 · I found these two common English words (snarky and smarmy) that seem like forms of a literary device. However, unlike onamatopoeia, the comparison is not made with sound, …

When I was young I had an Agatha Christie jigsaw puzzle and "whodunnit" book set. The book detailed a murder most foul and you had to deduce who the killer was. The vital clue was in …

Jul 3, 2024 · Capital letters are the major visual clue for the start of a new sentence. However, to demonstrate that this is a matter of opinion, I attempted to find guidance.

Jun 29, 2013 · After doing some research, my answer would be: it depends on who you ask. Wikipedia says that crank call is another name for prank call: A prank call (also known as a …

With this interpretation glaringly would be the adverb of choice for visual events while blaringly would be the adverb of choice for audible events. I feel that both these words, glaring and …

Titles such as "Visual Basic .NET/Oracle doubt" are not uncommon for threads on programming-related message boards. It is my understanding that this sense is mostly prevalent in southern …

Jul 18, 2015 · It seems to me that "optical" relates more to the mechanics of light and vision, whereas "visual" is a much broader term. For example, hallucinations are classed as "visual" …

The word visualization is often used to describe an image or interactive piece of media that represents a data set. I am trying to think if there is an equivalent for something that is not only …

Mar 30, 2016 · In the more modern computer character set known as Unicode, there are new codes for these curved marks, the left (‘) and right (’) single quotes. Because of various …