> The word "setup" does exist in the English language, but it is a NOUN,
> meaning, "the way in which something is arranged," or "a hoax or
> fraud." Many people lately have been using it as a verb, meaning, "to
> assemble or erect, establish, configure, or to cause." In this form,
> it is a two-word phrase, "set up."
You're bringing this up the same week we learn that "doh" is now officially
recognized as a word by the OED. Language changes. That is the way it has
always been, and will always be. Soon, "setup" will be "officially recognized"
as a verb, for whatever that is worth.
> I blame Microsoft for this, given that the install program for all
> Microsoft apps is called setup.exe, which does the action described by
> the phrase "set up." This probably explains or at least contributes
I think that's an unfair stretch, especially given that MS filenames never
traditionally supported spaces! Unix supports spaces in filenames, and yet
I don't see people asking why files aren't called "Read Me" instead of
"README".
Duane
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