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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:"Will Husa" <will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com> To:<dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:57:32 -0600
It's not a dumb question. This debate has been raging on since the
introduction of "E-Mail."
It's really a matter of what style guide your customer subscribes to. For
example: If your customer subscribes to the Associated Press stylebook, then
its "e-mail."
If the client leaves it up to me, then its "email."
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From: "Deborah Hemstreet" <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:30 PM
Subject: Dumb question: is it "email", "Email", "e-mail", or "E-mail"
> 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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