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Renjithvsathyan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

E-mal

which one is most appropriate?

1. E-mail

2. e-mail
  

Top answer

The e comes from electronic , which is an adjective. Adjectives are not capitalized in English. My preference is e-mail but email is also very common.

  • The e comes from electronic , which is an adjective.
  • Adjectives are not capitalized in English.
  • My preference is e-mail but email is also very common.
  • However, since the e comes from another English word, not from the Latin prefix e or ex , for example, as in elicit, elapse and emigrate, I use no hyphen.
  • CB
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The e comes from electronic, which is an adjective. Adjectives are not capitalized in English. My preference is e-mail but email is also very common. However, since the e comes from another English word, not from the Latin prefix e or ex, for example, as in elicit, elapse and emigrate, I use no hyphen.

CB

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