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Default Will everyone stop saying tic

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:11:22 -0400, Frank
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:27:04 GMT, in 'rec.audio.pro',
in article Will everyone stop saying tic,
(Don Pearce) wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:19:31 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

I recently read that younger people are referring to
the way they input data on computers and phones

"Enter" data, not "input" it. Why create a new usage when existing words are
fine?


I have a problem with Enter too. It actually means to go into, not to
put something into. Insert would be more apposite.

d



I have an "Enter" key (actually, two of them) on my keyboard.

Of course, in the olden days, it was a "Return" key.


Real Men use calculators with an Enter key.