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Because so many people HAVE M$ Word (and Outlook and ... and....) nagging them when they see it without the hyphen, and that's what went into the user interface.
Besides, hyphens don't offend me, and that one does serve to emphasize the un-ness of the state. :-)
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> Subject: Re: Usage question - "... un-initialized state" or "... an
> uninitialized state"
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> I want to know why in the world you want to hyphenate uninitialize,
> regardless of what M$ Word thinks of this word choice.
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