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One reader just reported an issue:
I don’t know if anyone else has said anything but your site has been crashing my browser page for the last week. I simply close the tab or page and it works fine but it seem to get “hung up” if I try to look at comments or even go on to another site.
If you have any similar issues, please email the details to me, ian(at)ilind.net.
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I think it’s their computer/browser) – I never have a problem here (OSX5.8 & Safari 5.0.6).
Never ever a problem here either.
OS X 10.7.2 and Firefox 6.0.2
No problem with Windows 7 and Firefox
Me neither.
(Black with a shiny screen, a variety of keys and an easy to reach “on” button.)
Ian, please don’t fall into the marketing-based NewSpeak fad of referring to problems as “issues.” Doing this is a way of euphemistically minimizing their importance.
You’ll notice this whenever you call the cable company, tech support, a plumber or anyone else you’re trying to get help from: They invariable ask “what type of issue” you’re having. To which I always reply, “I’m not ‘having an issue.’ I have a problem.”
Once you notice how widespread this is, perhaps you’ll be as annoyed with it as I am. (Yeah, probably not.)
You’ll also notice that in the comments above mine, your readers say they’re not having any “problems.” Although some of them might have issues, but that’s not for me to say. 🙂
I agree with Nancy. I have noticed the problem with myself lately, unconsciously picking up on the new, perhaps euphemism, “issues”. A problem is a problem, and I agree the word adds more to the reality of a problem when one has them. I think there are scholars in the English language who agree that these words like “issue” are “vogue” words (the concept named by Fowler), which are new and sound sort of nifty to say at the moment and then work their way into the language, but may not be the word that works best. On the other hand, when dealing tactfully with people who may easily offend, I have found it helpful to say “I have a concern I’d like to discuss.” Sometimes maybe there are other helpful words, like “matter”. Anyway, with my computer, I definitely have problems all the time, not issues. And, I have never had a problem accessing your site. Anyway, my two cents on using English, and I hope people with expertise in this area will continue to provide helpful information.
I got a problem with one issue; the September centerfold was missing!