Re: Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms?

Subject: Re: Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms?
From: Brian Hooper <hooperbc -at- mindspring -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 11:59:47 -0800

I absolutely agree with Geoff here. The term "e-business" is indeed an IBM
service mark. Therefore, in many cases, competitors of IBM opt to replace
"e-business" with "Internet business." You might want to follow suit.

"Hart, Geoff" wrote:

> Wade Courtney wonders: <<Are there any websites for this? [Guidelines for
> using "e" in front of terms]>>
>
> My advice: e-void the whole darn issue. Seems like e-verything these days
> has an e-prefix e-ppended to the word. E-xtremely annoying for those of us
> who be-lieve that E-nglish has e-nough words to communicate e-ffectively
> without coining new ones for no purpose.
>
> <<For instance is it, e business, e-business, or business?>>
>
> The preferred term seems to be e-commerce nowadays; I believe "e-business"
> is an IBM service mark (see http://www-3.ibm.com/e-business/index.jsp for
> instance). I'm with the group of editors who feels that "e-" (as in e-mail)
> is the preferred form until the unhyphenated form becomes standard in
> popular usage; that's admittedly a judgment call, but at least it follows
> the historical practice in English of starting compounds words as hyphenated
> compounds, then gradually setting the words solid as a single word after
> several years of widespread use.
>

--
Brian C. Hooper
Writer/Editor and Web Text Analyst

"The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings." - Okakura
Kabuzo



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Did you know you can get RoboHelp certified?
To learn how, visit http://www.ehelp.com/techwr. Be sure to also check out
our special pricing offers and promotions for RoboHelp 2002.

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.



References:
Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms?: From: Hart, Geoff

Previous by Author: Re: Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms
Next by Author: Re: deer in the headlights
Previous by Thread: Re: Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms?
Next by Thread: Re: Guidelines for using "e" in front of terms?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads