I increasingly see the first word used as a synonym for the second or third word.<\/p>\n
Problem:<\/strong> Explanation:<\/strong> Unfortunately, many use “install” when they should use “installer” or “installation”. I believe that the use of “install” instead of “installer” or “installation” when one of the latter is appropriate represents a laziness that favors easier-to-pronounce words. The word “install”, at two syllables, is simpler to say and write than are\u00a0“installer” and “installation”, at three or four syllables, respectively.<\/p>\n This use of a verb as a noun (e.g., The install went well.<\/em> or Download the install from our website.<\/em>) when there are perfectly good “-er” and “-tion” nouns is not only lazy but also\u00a0confusing.<\/p>\n For example, Do you have a copy of the install?<\/em> could mean:<\/p>\n Other examples abound these days.<\/p>\n Solution:<\/strong> I increasingly see the first word used as a synonym for the second or third word. Problem: The words “install” and “installer” and “installation” are not synonyms. Explanation: The primary definition of the verb “install” is to place in position. For example, Joe can install a word processor on your PC. would be an appropriate…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,19,15,4,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-english-blunders","category-devolution-toward-simpler","category-nouns","category-verbs","category-versus"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe words “install” and “installer” and “installation” are not<\/em> synonyms.<\/p>\n
\nThe primary definition of the verb “install” is to place in position<\/em>. For example, Joe can install a word processor on your PC.<\/em> would be an appropriate use of this verb. The primary definition of the noun “installer” is someone who or something that installs something<\/em>. For example, the word-processor installer<\/em> would be an appropriate use of this noun. The key definitions of the noun “installation” are something that has been installed<\/em> or the process of installing<\/em>. For example, The word-processor installation consumed 500 MB of hard-disk space.<\/em> and The word-processor installation has already required ten minutes.<\/em> would be appropriate uses of this noun.<\/p>\n\n
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\nUse “install” when you want to refer placing in position; use “installer” when you want to refer to the thing or person who installs something; use “installation” when you want to refer to the act of installing or to that which has been installed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"