Maybe it’s time for the folks in charge of the Yahoo! front page to tap a new editor — one with a better command of English:
As a verb, tab means “to strike the Tab key on a keyboard” or “to add a tab to an item.” It does not mean “to pick, choose, or designate.” That word would be tap.
March 26, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Tabbed?
**bangs head on desk**
March 26, 2013 at 5:11 pm
Not surprisingly, this is not the first time the geniuses at yahoo.com have used “tab” when they meant “tap.”
March 26, 2013 at 2:45 pm
Maybe “tabbed” is a term of art in that industry. And maybe they wrote themselves into a corner, aiming for “is chosen”, but seeing that that just wouldn’t work.
March 26, 2013 at 5:13 pm
Ah, you are so charitable to offer that explanation.
March 26, 2013 at 8:55 pm
One should be charitable towards the less fortunate.