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- adjective Alternative spelling of
upper case .
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Examples
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Ms. Newby even taught me what how to draw the fancy upper-case "G" with the little stem extending down the front side.
Preachers of the Future: Three Sermons From Young Christians Bryan Maygers 2011
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Ms. Newby even taught me what how to draw the fancy upper-case "G" with the little stem extending down the front side.
Preachers of the Future: Three Sermons From Young Christians Bryan Maygers 2011
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So the consistent use of upper-case italics puts too much import on moments that should read as breezy and conversational.
Letter head 2010
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Nelson and Jake Garn were lower-case astronauts, while the people who flew with them on their flights were upper-case Astronauts.
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In my experience, upper-case italics are the font of meaningful flashbacks.
Letter head 2010
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Capital can be a count noun when it refers to the head of a column or an upper-case letter.
What’s the singular form of ‘cattle’? « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Capital can be a count noun when it refers to the head of a column or an upper-case letter.
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The Bariloche newspaper El Cordillerano topped its story on the airlines' return with an upper-case headline reading: "Hallelujha."
Flights Resume to Volcano-Stricken Argentine Resort Matt Moffett 2012
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Ummmmm .... the frequent and repetitive use of the upper-case MAX makes this seem like it's an adults-only book and nothing in the press release says either way.
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As you can see in the image above, all of the dialogue is printed in upper-case italics.
Letter head 2010
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