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General Category => Words => Topic started by: TRex on July 10, 2021, 07:45:17 AM

Title: inconsistency, perhaps?
Post by: TRex on July 10, 2021, 07:45:17 AM

The word login is classified as a common word. Whilst playing a 'Your Puzzles' game, I entered logout and found it wasn't common. Methinks the pair should be treated the same. What do others think?

Title: Re: inconsistency, perhaps?
Post by: Jacki on July 10, 2021, 08:33:43 AM

I think of login as a description for your user name, ie what’s your login? Whereas logout is a verb. Having said that, they’re both common enough.

Title: Re: inconsistency, perhaps?
Post by: mkenuk on July 10, 2021, 09:39:23 AM

I know that I for one have raised this topic before.

https://theforum.lexigame.com/index.php?topic=3598.msg55517#msg55517

I'm still of the opinion that login (noun or verb), logon and logout are so common that they should all be...,well, 'common'.

Title: Re: inconsistency, perhaps?
Post by: TRex on July 10, 2021, 09:46:49 AM

Quote from: mkenuk on July 10, 2021, 09:39:23 AM

I'm still of the opinion that login (noun or verb), logon and logout are so common that they should all be...,well, 'common'.

All should be known to English speakers, even those not 'well-read', it seems to me.

Title: Re: inconsistency, perhaps?
Post by: Morbius on July 10, 2021, 09:57:35 AM

I agree they should all be common.  What about logoff?