Suggestions for Improving Grammar on Site

Grammarfixerupper — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:47:48 GMT

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

Re: Any+singular or plural noun?

meg2589 — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:32:11 GMT

Thanks CalifJim for your help.
Actually I am a non-native speaker of English. The problem with non-native speakers is they translate their language to English and sometimes what we think is correct in our own language may not be correct while translating. In my language, we don't use ANY with plural noun. And there are many other examples like ANY.
I am glad that with the help of friends like you, I am able to understand the correct usage of English.
Warm regards,
meg2589

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Suggestions for Improving Grammar on Site

Re: Any+singular or plural noun?