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

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote in message
news:E1ASPX5-00052D-8x -at- czar -dot- hostingserver -dot- net -dot-  -dot-  -dot- 
>
> Bonnie wrote:
> > "Click" has no meaning in a GUI context unless its meaning is
> > "get ON the object."
>
> and then David wrote:
> > Horsefeathers
>
> and then Bonnie 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."
>
> I'm giving both of you an assignment over the weekend: Say the word
'click'
> over and over again until it seems completely silly and devoid of
meaning.
> Then, repeat with the phrase 'click on.'
>
> By Monday you will both be ready to go back to work and get on with
it, or
> get with it, or get it on... Now look what you've done, I'm
confused...
>
> Rock on,
>
> Mike O.
>

Hey, you started it with breaking thumbs, so don't play "Mr. Innocent"
with me! ; )

Have a good weekend, everyone!


-- 

Bonnie Granat
http://www.granatedit.com



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