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Foxygloves Fri 18-Aug-23 13:58:03

Am I the only person to sigh at the misuse of these terms?
A post is an individual comment on a thread which (like it says on the tin) is made up of posts — think “string” .
A collection of threads on a topic is called a forum - like this one.
It’s not rocket science nor to quote a post on another thread, does it involve a PhD in Grammar (sic) or Greek

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Germanshepherdsmum Fri 18-Aug-23 14:03:28

You are not alone.

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Oldnproud Fri 18-Aug-23 14:06:11

I sigh when I see them misused, but still sometimes use the wrong one when typing quickly and not giving my brain enough time to keep up.
And for some reason, although I almost always preview my messages, most errors still don't jump out at me until I have posted them.

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kittylester Fri 18-Aug-23 15:16:30

I agree, Foxy. I have friend who calls a thread a string - drives me bonkers!

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MaizieD Fri 18-Aug-23 15:26:49

kittylester

I agree, Foxy. I have friend who calls a thread a string - drives me bonkers!

I think that both terms were used in the earlier days of internet forums and it's now settled down to 'thread'. But old habits die hard.

The question is , foxy, what do you call a collection of forums, as this area of Gransnet is?

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MerylStreep Fri 18-Aug-23 15:30:08

I just wish people would use the quote facility.

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Oldnproud Fri 18-Aug-23 18:05:18

MerylStreep

I just wish people would use the quote facility.

Ah, but then you get people complaining that you have quoted a whole post when only responding to one sentence of it. Sometimes, you can't win. 😁

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Marydoll Fri 18-Aug-23 18:18:28

Germanshepherdsmum

You are not alone.

May I join the club?

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