logon vs visit :

logon or visit

You log on to a Web site by entering your ID and password. If you are merely encouraging people to visit a site which has no such requirement, it is misleading to ask them to “log on” to it. News reporters often get this wrong by reporting how many people “logged on” to a particular site when they mean “visited.” “Visit” or just “go to” will do just fine.

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Definitions

  • n  the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
    he dropped by for a visit
  • n  a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
    he scheduled a visit to the dentist
  • n  the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
  • n  the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
    a visit to the dentist
  • n  a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
  • v  go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • v  go to certain places as for sightseeing
    Did you ever visit Paris?
  • v  pay a brief visit
  • v  come to see in an official or professional capacity
    The governor visited the prison
    The grant administrator visited the laboratory
  • v  impose something unpleasant
    The principal visited his rage on the students
  • v  talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • v  stay with as a guest
    Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
  • v  assail
    He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly
News & Articles

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    June 24, 2013 - IlliniHQ.com
  • Gov to visit colleges to discuss tax-free NY plan
    Gov to visit colleges to discuss tax-free NY plan BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is visiting three college campuses in upstate New York to discuss the tax-free zones that were approved by the state Legislature last week. In May, the governor unveiled his plan to give new employers and their employees 10 years of tax-free living if they locate on or near college campuses in New York state.
    June 24, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
  • 5 killed in Kashmir ahead of Indian PM visit
    Five soldiers were killed and seven others wounded Monday in an attack by suspected rebels on an army convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir on the eve of a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The attack ...
    June 24, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News