It's set up, not setup: Scraping GitHub for grammar errors (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsdisastronaut9d ago2 comments

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Next up: Referer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer#Etymology

I was an engineer at MS in the 90s. We've been using the term "setup" incorrectly since the beginning of time. It was "setup.exe", not "set up.exe" for an obvious reason.

You are conflating grammar with canonical usage. Should people use the correct form? Sure. Does it matter in the least? No.

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mtmail9d ago

Next up: Referer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer#Etymology

LatencyKills9d ago

I was an engineer at MS in the 90s. We've been using the term "setup" incorrectly since the beginning of time. It was "setup.exe", not "set up.exe" for an obvious reason.

You are conflating grammar with canonical usage. Should people use the correct form? Sure. Does it matter in the least? No.

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