silly.questions 0 #1 Posted June 5, 2020 "By continuing to use our site, you agree to our _____ of cookies". Thanks for your help! Oh and a better word for use in "use our site" as I do not want repeat myself? (English is not my native language. Thank you again for your help!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RJRB 684 #2 Posted June 5, 2020 How about By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies. P.S. Your English appears to be better than some of our natives 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Arnold_Lane 0 #3 Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, silly.questions said: "By continuing to use our site, you agree to our _____ of cookies". Thanks for your help! Oh and a better word for use in "use our site" as I do not want repeat myself? (English is not my native language. Thank you again for your help!) It can be tricky for Natives too! I would say ‘use’ as ‘usage’ is a noun and you need a verb there. The ‘Terms of Use’ visible on here at the bottom of the homepage are a good reference. Repetition is ok. It’s only clarity you want. Edited June 5, 2020 by Arnold_Lane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
silly.questions 0 #4 Posted June 5, 2020 @RJRB and @Arnold_Lane thank you for the quick responses! This helps a lot (nice to know repetition is OK, and I had to think for a minute about usage being a noun but it sure is!) Browse is also a lovely word I have seen sometimes but never thought to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Branyy 10 #5 Posted June 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, Arnold_Lane said: It can be tricky for Natives too! I would say ‘use’ as ‘usage’ is a noun and you need a verb there. The ‘Terms of Use’ visible on here at the bottom of the homepage are a good reference. Repetition is ok. It’s only clarity you want. Wait, is "use" in the sentence "you agree to our use of cookies" really a verb? I'd say that you need a noun there, especially after "our". (Sorry, not a native speaker either ). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Arnold_Lane 0 #6 Posted June 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Branyy said: Wait, is "use" in the sentence "you agree to our use of cookies" really a verb? I'd say that you need a noun there, especially after "our". (Sorry, not a native speaker either ). ‘You agree‘ is a clause. ‘To’ is a preposition’ ‘Our use of cookies’ Pronoun, verb, preposition, noun. Another clause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
gNil 10 #7 Posted June 6, 2020 "Use" is a noun there. When it's pronounced with an "s", it can take a definite article like "the"; that's a characteristic of nouns. When pronounced with a "z" it can have forms like "used" to show past tense, making it a verb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw 88 #8 Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, gNil said: "Use" is a noun there. When it's pronounced with an "s", it can take a definite article like "the"; that's a characteristic of nouns. When pronounced with a "z" it can have forms like "used" to show past tense, making it a verb. Yes. In the sentence "By continuing to use our site, you agree to our _____ of cookies". 'use' is a noun, not a verb. Perhaps the sentence might instead just read "By your using our site, you agree to our cookies". Edited June 7, 2020 by Jeffrey Shaw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
