Challenge 25 March - possible spoiler!

[rhino]

Alan, this is a sincere plea to make the word "intranet" common rather than rare.

Also, while we are on the IT theme, you were extremely diligent in (re)classifying various terms such as "login", however "logon" is not included in this category, and I believe it should have the same status as "login".

Over to you and the Forumites ...

[TRex]

Alan, this is a sincere plea to make the word "intranet" common rather than rare.

My normal inclination is not to reclassify any rare word to common, but I couldn't find fault with intranet being treated as a common word.

Also, while we are on the IT theme, you were extremely diligent in (re)classifying various terms such as "login", however "logon" is not included in this category, and I believe it should have the same status as "login".

I've often wondered about the login/logon discrepancy. In my technical writing, I often debate as to which one I should use.

[Rosella]

Quote from: TRex on Yesterday at 12:11:44 PM: I've often wondered about the login/logon discrepancy. In my technical writing, I often debate as to which one I should use. (

Perhaps 'logon' to the your computer and 'login' to favourite sites?

[Rosella]

Quote from: TRex on Yesterday at 12:11:44 PM: I've often wondered about the login/logon discrepancy. In my technical writing, I often debate as to which one I should use.

Perhaps 'logon' to the your computer, and 'login' to favourite sites?

[mkenuk]

For what it's worth, the COD shows logon  / login as completely interchangeable, (as it also does with 'logoff' and 'logout'); whatever, they should both have the same status.

As for 'intranet', I think this word is familiar to well-read native speakers of English in all parts of the English-speaking world (my personal definition of 'common'). Ergo, common should it be, imho.

MK