I made a new friend in the office this week (via email, since I’m not actually there). His name is Jim and, as I’ve been told, he’s the go-to guy for grammar questions. Now, usually I’ve got a pretty good handle on how you’re supposed to write things [*whether I use it all the time or not*] but here are a few helpful words Jim passed on to me, to help keep News From the Edge looking good. They’ll probably also be useful for other people, like me who need to be writing regularly about stuff that they’re not 100% sure of:
“…in techland a common set of gotchas is “backup” “back up”, as well as “setup” “set up”. “Backup” and “setup” are nouns – “Did you check the backups?” “Is this setup correct?” But in a verb-context, it should be “Back Up Your Mac!” (btw, “Up” is capitalized because it’s not a preposition here – it’s a particle completing the verbal phrase “back up”) Oh, “login” and “log in” too: “What is your login name?” “Did you log in yet?”
Wow!! This may not make a difference to anybody else, but it was pretty helpful to me. Thanks, Jim!
