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Subject:RE: Username or user name From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:27:37 -0500 (EST)
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> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-137490 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
> Of Rowles, Carol
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 1:24 PM
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> Subject: Username or user name
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> Our QC department is questioning which to use. I have found
> it both ways
> throughout various encyclopedias on the web. However,
> Microsoft's Manual
> of Style says it is two words unless reflecting the
> interface. Not sure
> what they mean by that. Opinions please. Thanks.
>
They mean, "If your developers will not correct the word "username" that
appears next to a text box or other control in the application, use that
incorrect spelling."
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Bonnie Granat
www.GranatEdit.com
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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