Oct 30, 2014 · I'm trying to find information about the grammatical correctness of interchanging lighter and brighter in the sense of: I turned on the lamp and the room became lighter. I turned …

4 days ago · Migrated yesterday. My girlfriend uses “brights” to mean what I call “high beams”, as in the brighter headlights on a car. We grew up in different parts of the world, and I had not …

5 days ago · Migrated 18 hours ago. My girlfriend uses “brights” as a slang for “high beams” (as in the brighter headlights on a car). We grew up in different parts of the world and I had not heard …

Nov 11, 2014 · 4 I am writing a function which takes in components of a color (as red, green, blue component values) and makes the color brighter or darker based on the fraction that the …

I’ve just come across “n.d.” used as an abbreviation, as a bibliographic reference in an academic essay, along the lines of: Smith (n.d.) discusses the subaquaeous pliability of rattan fibres… Is

Feb 4, 2022 · What is your exact context? For most purposes you should probably stick to saying what you would like to do. But, consider I will come to your party tonight, but I probably won't …

Sep 13, 2025 · Blonde is brighter than fair. It has the following - either, or both: lighter toned overall more yellow in it. It tends to look 'sunnier' and more dramatic, brighter than fair hair …

Aug 15, 2018 · More specifically, a caustic is where light is either reflected or refracted such that it is concentrated in an area that is brighter than the surroundings -- so it's the bright lines that …

Jan 20, 2019 · The moon shone bright like a diamond in the sky. 2. The full moon is shining bright in the sky. Why not they are brightly? Are they correct?

Oh, I'd say (2) in that case. Maybe still a bit light for emphasis. Bright would mean considerably, um, brighter; also lighter.