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Re: Dumb question: is it "email", "Email", "e-mail", or "E-mail"
Subject:Re: Dumb question: is it "email", "Email", "e-mail", or "E-mail" From:"Suzette Leeming" <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com> To:dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com Date:Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:32:33 -0500
As with most hyphenated words (to hyphenate or not to hyphenate), My
recommendation is to choose one and be consistent with usage.
Suzette Leeming
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com
> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My brain is befuddled by change. Could someone kindly advise the correct
> current practice for referring to Email (email, E-mail, e-mail)... I see
> it typed every which way...
>
> Is there a rule for this kind of thing? For example, I've seen
> discussion over Internet vs internet, and online Help vs online help....
>
> Thanks!
>
> Deborah
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