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		coob on Oct 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kindle Fire pre-orders exceeding 2,000 per hour I cannot understand the irrational hatred I feel when someone says 'click' when talking about interaction with a touchscreen. Where's the click Mr. Peter Demo Man?

troymc on Oct 4, 2011 | [–]

Tap dancers probably also hate the word "tap" being so blatantly misused ;)

revorad on Oct 4, 2011 | [–]

But I equally hate "tap" and "touch".

thom on Oct 5, 2011 | [–]

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