site seeing

[James Harbeck]

I'm pretty sure I'm seeing "site seeing" and "seeing the sites"
rather more often than "sightseeing" and "seeing the sights" now. No
doubt the use of "site" in web parlance has an important effect on
this, although the phrase is always used in reference to seeing
actual places, never websites.

Has this been discussed on this list before? I'm new here.

Ciao,
James Harbeck.

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