[Proposal] locate → find

[zhonglish]

This is a proposal to retire the word locate in favor of find.

Latin root. \”Locate the file\” → \”find the file.\” One syllable, same result.

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[zhonglish]

“Locate” gets 30% more letters than “find” for exactly zero additional meaning. I cannot locate my keys. I cannot find my keys.

When you’re panicking about lost keys, the extra syllable matters. Find is faster.

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