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Latest post Mon, Feb 4 2008 3:13 PM by Grammarfixerupper. 2 replies.
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Grammarfixerupper  +  472470 Mon, 04 Feb 08 02:47 PM

Hello:

I am new to the site (was led here by a search engine) and am surprised to see a number of grammatical errors in and around the site in general.  I haven't looked everywhere, but below you will find a list of the ones that I noticed right off the bat:

  • The site mistakenly uses, in many places (including the welcome e-mail), "login" and "logout" as verbs; however, the verb is two words: "log in" or "log out."  The noun/adjective can be one word, but never can the verb.  In other words, it would be correct to say that "I log in at the login page."  Many sites are guilty of this offense, including those of major corporations.  The real test is to put the verb in the past tense.  You wouldn't say that "She loginned yesterday" (one word).  Rather, you would say that "She logged in yesterday" (two words).   Other common misuses (though not necessarily seen on this site) include pickup, checkout, and rollover. 
  • The paragraph on the main page needs some commas (which I've added between asterisks):         

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  • Finally, there is a little phrase at the top right-hand corner when one is logged in.  It says, "Welcome back XYZ" (where XYZ is the username).  Because someone is being addressed in this phrase, there should be a comma after "back."

Thank you for your attention, and keep up the great work!

Warm regards,

Andy

Joined on Mon, Feb 4 2008
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hitchhiker  +  472482 Mon, 04 Feb 08 03:04 PM

Hi Andy, thanks for that - I'm scared to write to you now - being English my spelling, punctuation and grammar is appalling Wink [;)] We'll be updating this site shortly; please do stick around and let us know if the new version passes with a better grade!

Punky will be adding this to our ‘devt’ list and I'll check for all of the above - I'm sick of the login / log-in / log in / sign-in / sign in nonsense too..

Thanks,
Frank.

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Richmond, UK
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Grammarfixerupper  +  472489 Mon, 04 Feb 08 03:13 PM
Great!  Thank you for the quick response.  And don't be afraid of your English.  We're here to help each other, right?  Smile [:)]
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