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Tell HN: "Login" is not a verb

• ErrantX 17y ago
  The second reply (The test is broken!) made me smile.
• allenbrunson 17y 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.
  • cperciva 17y ago
    I prefer to s/backup/archive/, since the word "archive" has the advantage of being both a noun and a verb.
  • 0x44 17y ago
    Do you also hyphenate email?
• seasoup 17y 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.
• MaysonL 17y ago
  Why not? English has been nouning verbs and verbing nouns for centuries. Grammar Nazis, logout! :-)
• yangyang 17y ago
  Yep - and set up / setup.