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Oh joy, another programmer trying to convince others that the rules of English grammar can be solved logically. Ideas like "setup" and "teardown" have grown to
by breadbox 12y ago
Oh joy, another programmer trying to convince others that the rules of English grammar can be solved logically.
Ideas like "setup" and "teardown" have grown to describe important verbs in their own right. Why argue that the original form (verb + preposition) should not be allowed to merge, when it's clear that they already are doing so? For no particular reason, other than maintaining a status quo? That's a little ridiculous.
PS: Same logic applies to "login" and "logout".
- subsection1h 12y agoEvery English style guide that I've read stresses the importance of consistency. If you want to use "setup", "login", etc., go right ahead. But be consistent: use the words "setupping" and "loginning", rather than "setting up" and "logging in".