Questions tagged [internet]
Questions about Internet-related English words and phrases.
167
questions
12
votes
3
answers
18k
views
Who invented "dooblidoo"?
The word dooblidoo is used by several different youtube channels as a different word for the youtube description bar. I've seen it used by the vlogbrothers and by PBS Idea Cahnnel.
Who was first to ...
- 1,309
0
votes
3
answers
225
views
Does the term "page responsible" make any sense in English?
Each page on my organizations web site is assigned a person that takes responsibility for the content of that page.
E.g. in the page footer
Page Responsible: John Doe
The current term used to ...
- 111
2
votes
2
answers
201k
views
Using 'Good Morning' in e-mails, fora, etc [duplicate]
Good Morning English experts!
I'm confused about using the salutations such as above. I know 'Good Morning' should be used before noon, and then 'Good Afternoon', and 'Good Day' is considered ...
- 1,448
0
votes
1
answer
598
views
opposite of 'via'?
On the internet, you might have seen a lot of "via:xxx" links. But the originating site never seems to mention which sites has it been linked on. If it were, to, what should it put?
As an example, ...
- 546
0
votes
4
answers
8k
views
"I don't have internet" vs. "I don't have the internet"?
When there is no WI-Fi or internet connection, people usually say
I don't have internet.
However, I heard someone saying
I don't have the internet.
which sounds funny to me. I would assume ...
- 125
8
votes
2
answers
667
views
What is the proper way to refer to the Original Poster (OP)?
In a Stack Exchange comment, I was corrected by referring to a user named alice as a "he". I said (context):
I know he thinks he needs all of the eigenvalues, but I've learned that ...
and was ...
- 354
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Category name for "Other fun stuff" vs "Other serious stuff"
On my website, I currently have seven categories.
Games
Art
Music
Video
Text
Other
Misc
"Other" is for other things that are fun, like games, art, music, video, and text. For example, a fireworks ...
- 620
6
votes
1
answer
10k
views
What is the correct way to format an author's name in an APA citation when only a username is known? [closed]
I am trying to cite the image at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shoe-parts-en.svg. However, how would I cite the autors/contributors, since I don't know their actual name. Do I just cite their ...
- 585
4
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why does Facebook have "like's" instead of "like"s?
I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm sorry if this is obvious but I can't find an explanation.
Why are "like"s usually referred to as like's on Facebook? (You can see many instances here.)
To ...
- 43
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
What is the correct way to refer to a web page that is part of the same website?
When referring to specific web pages that are part of the same website, should the name of the page be capitalized, put in quotation marks, or both?
In other words, which of the following sentences ...
user41929
0
votes
2
answers
6k
views
"Download from" vs. "download off"
I usually download music off the web.
I usually download music from the web.
What is the difference in between off and from in these sentences?
Which one is more suitable in this context?
- 799
6
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Etymology of "favourite" as a verb
The verb favourite or favorite (past tense favourited or favorited) is fairly new and isn't in many dictionaries. Two of the few are Oxford Dictionaries Online, who define it as:
favourite
verb
...
- 66.8k
18
votes
6
answers
254k
views
Appropriate replacement of “nice to meet you” for online salutation?
I would like to use “nice to meet you” in an online email exchange but I feel that meet and see are not appropriate for online use. There is also a question about it.
I have also read somewhere that ...
- 736
3
votes
1
answer
19k
views
What is the origin of the "should of" instead of "should have" mistake? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How did the use of “could of” and “should of” originate, and is it considered correct?
Recently, I tend to stumble a lot over the mistake that people write should of instead ...
- 460
6
votes
10
answers
14k
views
A word for moving from one website to another
Here's the situation: I browse Tumblr, and then I go to, let's say, Youtube. What is the word for the action? The noun? It's not conversion, or click-through, I just move from one website to another. ...
- 107
2
votes
1
answer
554
views
Newspaper vocabulary for news positioning
I'm looking for a term that In Brazilian Portuguese we call "diagramming", which is used to characterize the work of positioning news in a newspaper, setting image places and text flow of a page. In ...
- 131
1
vote
3
answers
1k
views
How to describe the phenomenon of "small" people being ignored on the Internet
I live by Internet, as both a user and a developer. This dual role gives me a chance to observe.
Every time I try to ask something in communities like StackOverflow, I always pick words carefully and ...
- 129
4
votes
1
answer
349
views
"Multimedia" or "media" for menu name [closed]
I'm developing a website on which photos and videos will be shared. But I couldn't decide on the main menu name to use under which there will be two subcategories Photo Gallery and Videos. Which one ...
- 2,565
3
votes
2
answers
616
views
IT-related synonym for "context" [closed]
I'm developing an application which has an "Event" system that basically allows application extensions to attach events to a certain "context". When the application reaches a context, it will fire ...
- 41
1
vote
1
answer
246
views
Is there a Public Library that lends English Audiobooks? [closed]
In germany there are now a plethora of public libraries where I can borrow Audiobooks. I can search and download DRM protected files and can use them for a couple of days or weeks before they get ...
- 111
1
vote
1
answer
231
views
Forum/s, Topics, Discussions and Posts [closed]
There are many internet forums out there and I am wondering which would be the most correct way to structure one's own forum.
For example, many forums are stated as "Forums" (even more use the ...
- 143
9
votes
2
answers
655
views
"Whn U Ck Me, U WL Fnd Me Sez da Lord." in this picture (publicity)
Does the style (if it is) shown in the picture below have a particular name?
“Whn U Ck Me, U WL Fnd Me Sez da Lord”
In full: When you seek me, you will find me says the Lord.
user19148
10
votes
3
answers
656
views
What is the best term to categorize a lolcat image and text?
I've seen the captions described as a dialect, patois, "kitty pidgin" and language play which is well and good but doesn't get to the key visual aspect (silly/cute/adorable cats). Wikipedia offers ...
- 2,250
1
vote
2
answers
5k
views
What is the antonym of "digital native"? [closed]
A digital native is someone who has grown up with all the new technologies, like the Internet, and has no troubles adapting to new ones.
Yet there is still are quite a few who never really got in ...
- 460
0
votes
1
answer
164
views
Can I say "subscribe by Facebook/Twitter"?
I have a website. I have 5 subscription options in my site.
As of now my titles displayed like this:
subscribe by email
subscribe by rss
subscribe using facebook
subscribe using twitter
subscribe ...
- 265
4
votes
5
answers
3k
views
Does the word "troll" necessarily have negative connotations?
Does the word "troll" necessarily imply negative connotations?
More specifically, can the word "troll"/"trolling" be legitimately used to describe a posting which is clearly made with intent of ...
- 1,478
1
vote
1
answer
7k
views
Meaning of "goodies" [closed]
I see the word goodies being used widely on the internet, but I can't construe its meaning clearly. Could you explain it thoroughly?
- 381
-1
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Should I capitalize Twitter links? [closed]
Should I capitalize Twitter links? If yes and no, give examples of both.
The direct example in question is the http://twitter.com/XonaGames bio. I could set it one of the following three ways. I have ...
- 485
2
votes
5
answers
227
views
Is there a consensus usage to refer to the contents of linked text? [closed]
Everyone is familiar with what I am talking about though it's easiest to show by example:
Three versions that differ only in how they refer to the linked-to document:
The performance of each of the ...
- 431
13
votes
3
answers
13k
views
Origin of the phrase "for the win"?
Just curious as to where "for the win" (commonly abbreviated FTW) originated?
- 618
2
votes
4
answers
2k
views
Do "download" and "upload" only refer to networks?
I know what it means to download something from a website or upload a video to YouTube. But do the terms "download" and "upload" only apply when referring to one device transferring data to another ...
- 137
8
votes
4
answers
1k
views
How to pronounce @[name] on Twitter?
@ is usually pronounced as "at", but it seems @ is a verb when it means Twitter somebody, like:
@Tom for more information.
Tweet Tom for more information.
Contact Tom for more information.
But ...
- 5,077
54
votes
7
answers
141k
views
What did "google" mean in the 1900s?
I know that Google got its name from the word googol (10100), and that Google/google referring the search engine/using the search engine are recent additions to the dictionary. Their definitions are ...
- 8,720
15
votes
2
answers
17k
views
When someone says "that explanation was a lot of hand-waving" what does this mean?
I've been hearing term "hand-waving" thrown around a lot, especially when my peers describe their CS(computer science) classes. Does anyone know what that term means in this context?
(also a little ...
- 251
42
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Origin/meaning of "burninate"
I've seen the word "burninate" used around the internet a bit, most recently in this MetaSO answer. The basic meaning of it seems fairly clear, but where did this come from? An online dictionary ...
- 8,720
6
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Origin of @name convention
When people refer to me on stackexchange websites they call me @H2ONaCl. Where did this convention arise from? If it were taken from my email address, the @ symbol would be at the other end of my ...
- 1,240
53
votes
2
answers
36k
views
"Referer" or "referrer"
First of all, I'm speaking of webpage referral.
Second, let me quote Wikipedia:
The misspelling referer originated in the original proposal by computer "scientist" Phillip Hallam-Baker to ...
- 854
25
votes
8
answers
46k
views
Should I use capitalization when mentioning a domain name?
I maintain a product/brand that has a website. For the purpose of this question, the product is called Acme and the site is https://acme.com .
What's more correct when referring to the site in ...
- 363
8
votes
2
answers
15k
views
What is "o-matic"? [closed]
I found "o-matic" in my dashboard of wordpress.com. There is "Read-o-Matic". And there are some news from staff. What does it mean? I feel it's "recommended to read", isn't it?
- 285
23
votes
6
answers
17k
views
Name and origin of writing with period after each word
It may be limited to the web ecosystem, but I've read a lot of those sentences lately, where each word is followed by a period.
Examples:
Oh. My. God.
Best. Job. Ever.
No. F***ing. Way.
Putting each ...
- 2,531
14
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Why is the plural acronym "CSS" treated as singular?
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, which is a plural phrase. One would say:
Cascading Style Sheets are used to provide a central location for all of the stylings of a project.
However, it ...
- 8,720
5
votes
6
answers
92k
views
Phrases similar to "pleased to meet you"
What phrases can I use instead of pleased to meet you? I'm especially interested in using it as a greeting when chatting to a person for the first time online.
- 1,752
5
votes
1
answer
130k
views
Is it “on Facebook“ or “in Facebook“?
For preposition of places, should Facebook, an Internet space, be used as in or on? E.g.
Find us in Facebook.
- 203
5
votes
3
answers
7k
views
Should it be an "unlike" or "dislike" button on Facebook?
I see an increasing demand for an unlike button on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Unlike-Button/72641866357
Facebook Adds An Unlike Button For Pages
May 7, 2010
Facebook "Unlike" Button ...
- 4,073
0
votes
3
answers
770
views
Look and 'feel' of a web page/site/app [closed]
Although used a lot, the phrase 'Look and feel' of a web application's assets seems a little inaccurate.
Is it not better to change this common phrasing to 'look and character' because we really don'...
- 215
9
votes
3
answers
58k
views
What is the origin of != in the meaning "not equal to"?
As a programmer I have always assumed that using != as meaning not equal to when writing text (usually on the internet) came from programming languages. Is this true or is the origin different?
- 209
8
votes
8
answers
7k
views
Politically correct term for someone who is Internet challenged?
What is the politically correct term for someone who is not very Internet savvy?
- 627
10
votes
4
answers
245k
views
What exactly does "fap" mean? [NSFW]
Sorry for the ridiculous question, but I can't understand the difference between fap and masturbation. Does fap mean the whole progress?
- 113
48
votes
3
answers
164k
views
Where does the term "Smurfing" come from?
In multiplayer online gaming, the term "Smurf" (noun) is used to refer to an experienced player who creates a new account for the purposes of being matched against inexperienced players for easy wins. ...
- 961
9
votes
4
answers
695
views
Is lolspeak bad English, or just a different English?
Is lolspeak / internet speak (such as "plz send teh codez") bad English, or a different English?
I can't really describe what'd be "bad", but a lack of consistency would be an indicator it's bad.
- 18k