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  1. "Facade" vs. "façade" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    I know that both facade and façade are valid in British English. Is that also true for American English? Or should facade be used when writing something for American customers? This is something t...

  2. word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    In software development, I’m using the so-called “Façade Pattern” to hide the complexity of a workflow via abstraction and encapsulation. I’m naming my classes using a “_Façade” suffix, so like

  3. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 30, 2015 · put on a facade put on a show fake a situation The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition - Page 365 Christine Ammer - 2013 put on an act pretend, esp in order to …

  4. What is a word or phrase that describes something that looks grand …

    Mar 30, 2022 · facade \ fə-ˈsäd \ Merriam-Webster definition: a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect Its original meaning is the face of a building, but you will probably observe it used more …

  5. Word or phrase for fake appearance or posturing

    Aug 16, 2018 · I'm looking for a noun (it has to be an object) that expresses the concept of fake appearances. In Spanish, we can express that with the word "facade" understood as the front of a …

  6. Should you always use the accent in foreign words like "résumé"?

    Façade is pronounced fass-ahd, facade would be fack-ade. Olé is pronounced olay, ole rhymes with hole (or IS a hole in London as in "he dug an 'ole"). So to answer the question, YES the accents in …

  7. etymology - What is the correct usage of “vis-à-vis”? - English ...

    I hear people use the term vis-à-vis all the time in place of what I believe should more correctly be for example or that is. What is the most generally accepted correct and appropriate use of vis...

  8. What is a good idiom for deceptive smile?

    Mar 16, 2014 · Is there a good idiom that implies fake happiness in the same way 'crocodile tears' imply fake sadness?

  9. Word for "just for show" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 28, 2014 · Is there a single word that means "just for show", meaning that someone is doing something outwardly to trick the world into thinking they are something that they are not?

  10. Hard on the outside but soft on the inside (personality attribute)?

    Oct 22, 2014 · From The Conversationist, Introvert or extrovert, normal or abnormal: the problem with personality types, by Nick Haslam (Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne), July 30, 2014: …