Re: FW: double-click or double click

Subject: Re: FW: double-click or double click
From: Stacey Marner <marners -at- CORSAIR -dot- MANTECH-WVA -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 09:36:44 EST

Kathy states:

>A test that I've adopted to tell the difference is, can you put another word
>"in between" and still have it make sense? If so, that's the verb. If not,
>it's a noun.


Yes. That's how we decided our "log on/logon" and "log off/logoff" debate.
The verb has to be open so that you can tense it, too (logging on/logging off).

Stacey Marner
marners -at- mantech-wva -dot- com

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