Timeline for what does this phrase mean "placed on her end"?
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| Jun 22 at 3:25 | comment | added | Jay | @Thierry Yes, technically mathematically, a square is just a special case of a rectangle. But in common speech, if I say "rectangle", people generally understand that to mean longer on one side than the other, not a square. One could say the same about many geometric figures. A circle is a special case of an ellipse, but if I say "ellipse" in common speech, few would picture a circle in their minds. Etc. | |
| Jun 21 at 23:14 | comment | added | Thierry | @StrangerToKindness You're not wrong to be confused. Most definitions of rectangle include squares as well. In other words, a rectangle can be exactly as long as it is tall. Since this is ELL and not mathematics, I suppose we can let it slide this time:) | |
| Jun 21 at 14:58 | comment | added | Barmar | @StrangerToKindness I think they're trying to distinguish from square or circular, with similar dimensions in multiple directions. A rectangle is one of the simplest such shapes, and a rough approximation of a ship. | |
| Jun 21 at 12:34 | comment | added | StrangerToKindness | The usage of "rectangular" = "longer than it's tall" is new, and confusing, to me. Did you want to use horizontal? | |
| Jun 21 at 10:35 | comment | added | TimR | +1. or simply "Imagine her standing on end". No need for any possessive pronoun there (on her|its end). | |
| Jun 21 at 5:43 | history | answered | Jay | CC BY-SA 4.0 |