RE: Microsoft Manual of Style questions

["Zuercher, Darrell" <dzuerche -at- tva -dot- gov>]

Jodie,

The 3rd edition (p. 249) cites "drop-down arrow," "drop-down combo box,"
and "drop-down list box" as acceptable uses. Evidently, they separate
them now.

As for "e-mail", it also instructs writers to "always hyphenate." (p.
252). Yes, it still states that it is not a synonym for "message". It
states that "sending an e-mail message" is correct, but "sending an
e-mail" is not.

--Darrell


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Hi. I do not own a copy of the MS manual of style (shame on me!)

 

Would someone be willing to look up two word usages and let me know the
preferred term?

 

a)      e-mail or email ?

b)      drop-down list   or    drop-down box ?

 

Thanks to that "someone" in advance!

__________________________________

Jodie Gilmore

Fulcrum Communications, LLC

Washougal, WA

 <http://www.fulcrumcomm.com> www.fulcrumcomm.com 

 

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