Portrait or landscape
If I wanted to install a cabinet and I wanted to ask my mom how I should do it, could it be something like this?
Should I put the cabinet in portrait or landscape position? I don't know how I should explain to you what I am trying to say. It does sound strange but I don't know how else to convey the message.
Imagine that the sheets of paper in the picture below are cabinets. One of them is in portrait and the other in landscape position. What would I have to say if I wanted to ask my mom in what position I should put the cabinet? I am still not sure if I'm making any sense.
Thank you.
Top answer
All the cabinets I've ever seen have shelves, and shelves are always horizontal, so the question itself seems quite strange to me. " Nevertheless, you would not use the terms 'portrait' and 'landscape' to ask about this. Well, you could, but you might get some funny looks.
- All the cabinets I've ever seen have shelves, and shelves are always horizontal, so the question itself seems quite strange to me.
- " Nevertheless, you would not use the terms 'portrait' and 'landscape' to ask about this.
- Well, you could, but you might get some funny looks.
- Say Would you like the long side to be vertical or horizontal?
- "vertical" corresponds to your idea of portrait; "horizontal" corresponds to landscape.
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All the cabinets I've ever seen have shelves, and shelves are always horizontal, so the question itself seems quite strange to me. It's like asking "Should I put these shoes on my hands or on my feet?"
Nevertheless, you would not use the terms 'portrait' and 'landscape' to ask about this. Well, you could, but you might get some funny looks. Say
Would you like the long side to
0I've never heard those terms used except for printing pages.
I suggest you ask you mother to discuss the dimensions of the cabinet with you.
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