Is it just me that thinks the Internet world is grossly misusing the terms login, log in, signup, and sign up?
If we’re talking about what a user DOES, they “log in” and they “sign up”.
If we’re talking about the things they own, they own a login to a site, they remember a signup to a site.
When you visit a website, you’ll often see a link for “Login”. Now, literally, that’s just a noun sitting out there. Shouldn’t it be “Log In”?
If they want you to sign up, shouldn’t the link be titled “Sign Up”?
I decided I’d go look for a log in link used on the first site that came to my mind: smugmug.com.
Kudos to SmugMug for keeping it straight!
I decided to venture out, looking for a sign up link used on the first site (well, second) that came to my mind: basebamphq.com.
So, it looks like this “condition” I’m seeing isn’t 100% canvased across the internet, but it’s pretty common, and I think it should stop.
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Pretty common misuse of english, I agree, but it’s like text language these days, you are LMAO, OMG. Degradation of the language comes with the need for speed, which seems to be the focus of most sites, and a younger user base. Maybe, we are just getting old
Well, they almost got it.
<a href="http://www.rouvalis.com/site/images/smugmug_login.gif" title="Oops!"
Well, that didn’t work… Here.
http://www.rouvalis.com/site/images/smugmug_login.GIF
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