“Login” vs. “Log In”

Mistakes don’t bother me in general. What does bother me is when people don’t bother to really think about what they are doing or saying to make sure it makes sense. It also really bothers me when people know they are doing something incorrectly but don’t bother making an effort to change it.

One example of this that really bothers me is the use of “login” instead of “log in”. “Login” is a noun, not a verb. “Log in” is what should be used as a verb. For example: “Please log in using your login and password.”

I see this error made all across the Internet. I wonder if I am just really strange, or if this kind of stuff really irks other people too?

Of course…my website even says “login” and “logout”, but I didn’t write the web software, so it would take a while for me to find where to change that.