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Tell HN: "Login" is not a verb

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4 points by kynikos 16 years ago · 7 comments

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seasoup 16 years ago

They all work. Different places use different terms. Just don't mix/match... ie no Sign In / Logout. Sign In/Sign out is slightly less "computery" but everyone knows what all the variations do. Use the one you like best.

ErrantX 16 years ago

The second reply (The test is broken!) made me smile.

allenbrunson 16 years ago

This is a pet peeve of mine as well. Similarly, "backup" is a noun, "back up" is a verb, but they're often abused.

MaysonL 16 years ago

Why not? English has been nouning verbs and verbing nouns for centuries. Grammar Nazis, logout! :-)

yangyang 16 years ago

Yep - and set up / setup.

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