Re: Microsoft Manual of Style questions

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

b) is most certainly *drop-down list*

I always use *e-mail*, without exception.

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Jodie Gilmore <jgilmor -at- pacifier -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi. I do not own a copy of the MS manual of style (shame on me!)
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> Would someone be willing to look up two word usages and let me know the
> preferred term?
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> a)      e-mail or email ?
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> b)      drop-down list   or    drop-down box ?
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> Thanks to that "someone" in advance!
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