Re: dictator's - language

Subject: Re: dictator's - language
From: dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 23:42:09 -0800


Beena V Katekar wrote:
>
> "Users with the Administrator role can forcibly logout users"
>
> What is your opinion about using word " forcibly" here?

I have a much bigger problem with using "logout" (a noun) in place of "log out" (a verb phrase).

I'd write "Administrators can log out other users."

--David

P.S. "Dictator's"?

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