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> My argument is that 1) multiple wrongs don't make a right and 2)
> "set up" is the verb and "setup" is the noun, but "log in" is
> always a verb and "log" is the noun.
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Login or logon are either:
- adjectives (example, the logon field)
- nouns (example, the logon)
"Log" alone suggests to me that there's a log file somewhere or a tree that
has been cut down and cut into lengths.