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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Log on to / in to OR log onto / into?

1 or 2?
log on to / in to
-OR-
log onto / into?

1 or 2?

His login / logon password was encrypted.

His log-in . log-on password was encrypted.

1 or 2?
What is his login / logon?
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What is his log-in / log-on?

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I'm sure someone else will give you better answers than I have. I don't usually see "login" or "logon" as single words, but things are changing very fast in this business. "Log in" has been a computer idiom since at least the 80's, but it was usually used alone.

— Avangi

  • I'm sure someone else will give you better answers than I have.
  • I don't usually see "login" or "logon" as single words, but things are changing very fast in this business.
  • "Log in" has been a computer idiom since at least the 80's, but it was usually used alone.
  • " But the expression dates back earlier to the practice of "signing the log," in longhand with a pen.
  • " I don't hear "onto" or "into," but they may be creeping in.
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I'm sure someone else will give you better answers than I have.

I don't usually see "login" or "logon" as single words, but things are changing very fast in this business.

"Log in" has been a computer idiom since at least the 80's, but it was usually used alone. "Please log in." But the expression dates back earlier to the practice of "signing the log," in longhand with a pen
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