RE: 'log in to' or 'log into'?

Subject: RE: 'log in to' or 'log into'?
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:38:18 -0500

Lest my post be misleading:

"Log on to your account" is correct; "Log onto your account" is incorrect.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bonnie Granat [mailto:bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com]
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:35 AM
> To: 'techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com'
> Subject: RE: 'log in to' or 'log into'?
>
> I'm speaking as an editor: It doesn't really matter which you
> choose. What matters is (1) making a style decision, (2)
> codifying it in your style guide (if you don't have one,
> begin creating one right now with this single decision about
> the term you're going to use), and (3) enforcing the style
> (being consistent).
>
> I like "sign in" or "sign on" best, actually.
>
>
>
> Bonnie Granat
> http://www.GranatEdit.com
>
>


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References:
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Re: 'log in to' or 'log into'?: From: Claire Conant
RE: 'log in to' or 'log into'?: From: Andrew Warren
Re: 'log in to' or 'log into'?: From: Claire Conant

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