The above sentence is from an e-mail I recently received. It illustrates another pet peeve I have in regard to people in the technology industry abusing the word "setup." Setup is not appropriate to use in every situation. It really depends on if you're using it as a noun or verb. If it's a noun, then it's "setup." (As in the above sentence, "new proposed setup.") If it's a verb, then it's "set up." (As abused in the above sentence, "we will set up.") That's right, two distinct words! Learn it, embrace it, follow it.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Setup...Set up...
"I have provided a new proposed setup which includes the new codes that we will setup on the testing platforms."
The above sentence is from an e-mail I recently received. It illustrates another pet peeve I have in regard to people in the technology industry abusing the word "setup." Setup is not appropriate to use in every situation. It really depends on if you're using it as a noun or verb. If it's a noun, then it's "setup." (As in the above sentence, "new proposed setup.") If it's a verb, then it's "set up." (As abused in the above sentence, "we will set up.") That's right, two distinct words! Learn it, embrace it, follow it.
The above sentence is from an e-mail I recently received. It illustrates another pet peeve I have in regard to people in the technology industry abusing the word "setup." Setup is not appropriate to use in every situation. It really depends on if you're using it as a noun or verb. If it's a noun, then it's "setup." (As in the above sentence, "new proposed setup.") If it's a verb, then it's "set up." (As abused in the above sentence, "we will set up.") That's right, two distinct words! Learn it, embrace it, follow it.
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