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The BIG Reason

Music, opinions, and portfolio of Mark Eagleton, musician and web developer in Northern CA.

Old Habits

Somewhere around 1998, Jutta Degener created the document, Dangerous Words. Nine yeas later, how often do you see many of these words and terms floating around with the exact usage cautioned against in this document? I'd have to say quite a lot.

Somewhere around 1998, Jutta Degener created the document, Dangerous Words. Nine yeas later, how often do you see many of these words and terms floating around with the exact usage cautioned against in this document? I'd have to say quite a lot.

My favorite nuance is that the "Mosaic page", "log on to our website", and "click here" no-no's are all collected in one location. It beautifully illustrates just how long these terms have been abusing internet users. I wonder how many "click here" people these days even know what Mosaic was?