RE: can you think of an example of 'click on' used in a grammatically incorrect way?

["Jeff Hanvey" <jewahe -at- comcast -dot- net>]

> > Bonnie Granat wrote:
> >
> Not if you understand the meaning of the word "click" in a GUI
> context. It has a specialized meaning that includes the concept of
> "on," because you cannot "click" at all unless you ARE "on."
>
> That is, how do you click in a GUI context and accomplish anything
> without being ON the object.
>

That's a bit of a stretch, at least to me...You can click anywhere on the
screen, constantly and forever, regardless of whether you're accomplishing
anything at all.

We use "click on" in the manuals where I work...we use it as as shorthand
for "click the left mouse button while your pointer is covering the
specified object on the screen to accomplish this task."  In this context,
"Click on" is perfectly acceptable.

As far as I'm concerned, neither usage bothers me. If I had my druthers, I'd
simplify to just "click," but I adapt to the place where I work.  Just
choose one and use it consistently.

Jeff Hanvey
Thomson, GA
jewahe -at- comcast -dot- net
http://www.jewahe.net


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