The origin of “log in” (2011)

Re:The origin of “log in” (2011) by rickdale on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @05:58PM (#7670198)

I always catch myself saying 'I got it offline', but I wonder if it is incorrect to say that and instead to say I got it online. What's your take?

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Re:The origin of “log in” (2011) by ZoF on Wednesday April 30, 2014 @01:29AM (#7671773)

Could you use the expression in context?

If you're saying e.g., "I got this pdf offline", I would argue your usage is incorrect and that saying, "I downloaded this pdf","got it online", or some variant would be more accurate.

That is, unless you would consider, 'got it offline' to be an idiomatic expression for 'downloaded/retrieved-from-the-internet' in whatever region you're from. ~

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Re:The origin of “log in” (2011) by 001sky on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @06:13PM (#7670270)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_and_offline

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