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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
"boxy" is it slang or may be used formally?
Is it too coloquial to write "the boxy PLATO terminals" in a paper?
talking about the old PCs from the 60s which were similar to large cubes
thank you in advance!!
talking about the old PCs from the 60s which were similar to large cubes
thank you in advance!!
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Boxy is not jargon or slang. It is a shape that usually is not considered to be very aesthetically pleasing. "
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Boxy is not jargon or slang. It is a shape that usually is not considered to be very aesthetically pleasing.
The Volvo car design was always described as "boxy."
The Volvo car design was always described as "boxy."
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It's an unremarkable word. The Shorter Oxford dates it from the middle of the nineteenth century, the same period as for "boxlike". Use it freely, and show them this post if they complain.
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