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Subject:Re: e-mail or email? From:Timothy Schablin <timothy -at- ESKIMO -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 30 Dec 1994 17:09:43 -0800
I've talked with several people on this one, and everyone says something
different. My spell checker on my computer says it's E-mail. Several
people in the business field tell me they prefer it as 'E-mail'.
On Fri, 30 Dec 1994, Jan Boomsliter wrote:
> What book? Why capitalize? What is the hyphen for?
> ========================
> In my book of proper grammer & word usage, it's E-mail (with E capitalized)
> On Thu, 22 Dec 1994, CJBenz wrote:
> > On 2 Dec 1994, johno -at- spry -dot- com wrote (among other things):
> >
> > >That sums it all up--what's proper convention these days for the
> > >shortened e-mail?
> >
> > FWIW, I use "e-mail."
> >
> >
> > Chris Benz
> > Author, Technical Writer, Computer Trainer
> > 6229438 -at- mcimail -dot- com
> > "You learn something new every day--whether you want to or not."
> >
