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Old 03-Aug-2009, 19:51
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Default on a website or in a website

Which is correct:

Find the information in the website.

or

Find the information on the website.

And which is more correct:

To log on to the company website.

or

To log in to the company website.

Thank you.
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Old 03-Aug-2009, 20:06
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Which is correct:

Find the information in the website.

or

Find the information on the website.

And which is more correct:

To log on to the company website.

or

To log in to the company website.

Thank you.
You would log on to the site and find the info on it.

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Old 03-Aug-2009, 20:20
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what's wrong with 'log in to"?
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Old 03-Aug-2009, 20:32
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what's wrong with 'log in to"?
Nothing - it's just that everyone I know logs on.
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Old 03-Aug-2009, 20:39
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Which is correct:

Find the information in the website.

or

Find the information on the website.

And which is more correct:

To log on to the company website.

or

To log in to the company website.

Thank you.
I usually find information at a website.

I think one could either log on to a website or log in to a website. I usually log in.

I think either is logical, as long as one is consistent.

If one logs in, one logs out.

If one logs on, one logs off. - I think.

Anyway, I would say log in to website.
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Old 03-Aug-2009, 21:38
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I agree with Buggles, but I wouldn't argue with Proesl. (I log on and log off, or, sometimes, as with this one, I log in and out.)


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Thank you all for your input and advice.

Seems consistency is the key.
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