tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post670124235041019908..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Post #810, in which Safire blows my mindMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-74589659042886506632008-10-02T11:57:00.000-05:002008-10-02T11:57:00.000-05:00Here's one for you: a guy writes to the Chicag...Here's one for you: a guy writes to the Chicago Manual of Style Q&A:<BR/><BR/>Q. I use Microsoft Word and it has a “reference” feature that does part of the work of endnotes/footnotes for the author. The reference feature uses a smaller font than regular and doesn’t indent the information in the endnote. Should I use the reference feature, or should I do this manually, keyboarding in the information the same way I do the rest of the manuscript?<BR/><BR/>Keyboading? <I>Keyboarding in</I>???The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-1543133916743591832008-09-26T23:34:00.000-05:002008-09-26T23:34:00.000-05:00I can't use 'to key' on its own unless it's referr...I can't use 'to key' on its own unless it's referring to someone keying a car, or something like that. I do have 'to key (something) in', and while I wouldn't restrict it to code, it certainly carries a connotation of numbers. Like 10-key. Typing is just general typing, whether on a computer keyboard or on a typewriter.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558202901994265227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-68759133191351724782008-09-24T12:06:00.000-05:002008-09-24T12:06:00.000-05:00I used to say key for everythingI used to say key for everythingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-39684406870498796952008-09-23T19:15:00.000-05:002008-09-23T19:15:00.000-05:00I've always thought the difference between typing ...I've always thought the difference between typing and keying is that typing is done on a typewriter and keying is done on a keyboard. But come to think of it, when I was in high school you could take "Typing" and "Keyboarding," both of which were taught on typewriters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-7006988573480075382008-09-23T06:55:00.000-05:002008-09-23T06:55:00.000-05:00ps - Safire should insist on hwat, hwo (or hwa) et...ps - Safire should insist on <I>hwat, hwo (or hwa)</I> etc instead of yielding to those horrible deviations from orthographic purity...The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-51907136323139660622008-09-21T17:05:00.000-05:002008-09-21T17:05:00.000-05:00For me, key generally refers to telegraphy (only r...For me, <I>key</I> generally refers to telegraphy (only radio-, nowadays). I think I’ve used the phrase “key the following” with reference to Morse code. I could also see using it while operating a Linotype keyboard, perhaps. The latter makes me think that it might be a one-handed activity, as opposed to two-handed typing.James Crippenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927937760368098278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-10239842652151045292008-09-21T16:00:00.000-05:002008-09-21T16:00:00.000-05:00Certainly stop reading Safire in favor of reading ...Certainly stop reading Safire in favor of reading Freeman!<BR/><BR/>I know some people who say "key" for computers, but they're rather self-conscious about it. For me, "key" is for coding.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-82256309609671773872008-09-21T11:45:00.000-05:002008-09-21T11:45:00.000-05:00Thanks, Ollock. Right, even when I've tried to pla...Thanks, Ollock. Right, even when I've tried to play with leet here and elsewhere, it's just a pain to do consistently.<BR/><BR/>And I can get 'key' for entering a code too, now that you mention it.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-51593129596772512462008-09-21T09:52:00.000-05:002008-09-21T09:52:00.000-05:00Very interesting -- and cool.Of course, IME, most ...Very interesting -- and cool.<BR/><BR/>Of course, IME, most people who use any leetspeak generally use it sparingly. Those who type things almost entirely in leetspeak are usually scolded and ostracized. Of course, I'm saying something here that pretty much all regular Internet forum and blog readers should know already.<BR/><BR/>As four your question. Hmm ... I think I have a sort of fuzzy distinction. For me <I>type</I> is associated with any kind of typing, while <I>key (in)</I> (which I don't think I really use) is restricted to reproducing a specific sequence, like the activation code on a computer game.GAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756535843412579846noreply@blogger.com