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As far as I can tell, the justification is that "on" is an unnecessary word in this context, so it may as well be eliminated.
Style guides aren't mostly about being right (or even sensible); they're about being consistent. Most of the time, there is no "right."
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From: bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com [mailto:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 1:47 PM
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Subject: RE: "Click on" or "click"
And what is their justification for this decision? I'm not saying that style guides don't have their place, but they are not infallible and have even been known to be amended in later versions (even the venerable AP manual gets changed from time to time).
I refuse to accept Microsoft's opinion on a style issue unless I can hear a justification that makes more sense than the alternatives.
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