Comments on: Poll: Should We Write email or e-mail? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Jodie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-89260 Jodie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:12:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/#comment-89260 From observation, this issue is reminiscent of the program vs programme debate... In the UK and Australia, the unhyphenated versions are used: email/ online Yet, from what I've noticed here in North America, they use: e-mail/ on-line Perhaps change takes longer to implement in larger populated regions and so the old hyphenated versions are still used here...? From observation, this issue is reminiscent of the program vs programme debate…

In the UK and Australia, the unhyphenated versions are used:
email/ online

Yet, from what I’ve noticed here in North America, they use:
e-mail/ on-line

Perhaps change takes longer to implement in larger populated regions and so the old hyphenated versions are still used here…?

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-20646 cmdweb Thu, 29 May 2008 15:10:15 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/#comment-20646 For me it's about pronunciation. I think the hyphenated version denotes the 'eemail' pronunciation better. For me it’s about pronunciation. I think the hyphenated version denotes the ‘eemail’ pronunciation better.

]]> By: Meg http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-16355 Meg Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:01:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/#comment-16355 "Additionally, the industry standard is to capitalize Internet..." That depends. There's two meanings of the word, one being AN internet (any interconnected network of networks), and another being THE Internet (the world's largest internet, which is named the Internet just to confuse folks). Most of the time, people mean the latter, so it should definitely be capitalized. I like "email". “Additionally, the industry standard is to capitalize Internet…”

That depends. There’s two meanings of the word, one being AN internet (any interconnected network of networks), and another being THE Internet (the world’s largest internet, which is named the Internet just to confuse folks). Most of the time, people mean the latter, so it should definitely be capitalized.

I like “email”.

]]> By: Laura http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-13692 Laura Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:58:17 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/#comment-13692 e'mail. Easier to type, has a classic look like other contractions have. That is what I use in my typing, before the proofreading. e’mail. Easier to type, has a classic look like other contractions have. That is what I use in my typing, before the proofreading.

]]> By: Steve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/comment-page-1/#comment-13288 Steve Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:06:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/poll-should-we-write-email-or-e-mail/#comment-13288 e-mail - because I say so! - end of story. e-mail – because I say so! – end of story.

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