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Adds private tabs, restartless extension for Firefox (20.0+) and SeaMonkey (2.17+)
https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/private-tab/
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Usage error in description #231

Closed VLM1 closed 8 years ago

VLM1 commented 8 years ago

Greetings! On your Firefox add-on page, in the description, you write:

"Also you can create private bookmarks to always open some links in private tabs: just append “private:” before URL, example: private:https://addons.mozilla.org/"

The correct usage here is "prefix", not "append". To prefix is to put in front of or before; to append is to put behind or after. So instead of "append … before", please use "prefix 'private:' to". (It is also correct to say "prefix before" or "prefix preceding". The error here lies in the use of "append", which always implies "after" or "following".)

Some use "prepend", which is lookalike jargon imitating "append". This is correct, as a matter of meaning/communication, but some dictionaries claim that it is jargon and not officially a word. :) Personally, I think it's a fine alternative.

Kind regards,

Infocatcher commented 8 years ago

Thanks, I've corrected description:

Also you can create private bookmarks to always open some links in private tabs: just prefix “private:” before URL, example: private:https://addons.mozilla.org/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-tab/#addon-description

VLM1 commented 8 years ago

Excellent, and thank you for listening!!!

Kind regards,

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Thanks, I've corrected description:

Also you can create private bookmarks to always open some links in private tabs: just prefix “private:” before URL, example: private:https://addons.mozilla.org/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/private-tab/#addon-description

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