Hyphenation

In our last episode,
,
the lovely and talented JohnQ
broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
"Cooperative" - I don't know if the New Yorker is still going with "coöperative." But it is "co-op."

Lars Eighner finger for geek code (Email Removed)

[nq:1]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
Here's a small part of the mighty Co-operative movement: http://www.osg-co-op.co.uk/
And here's the heart of the Cooperative movement:

John Q.:
[nq:1]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
Either, but the first one is more commonly used. Google counts:

cooperative 8,500,000
co-operative 4,120,000
coöperative (with dieresis) 2,010
And just for fun while I'm at it:
dieresis 25,700
diaeresis 22,600
diæresis (with ligature) 343

Mark Brader > "This

[nq:1]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
Take your pick, and stick to it, at least in any one document.

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
E-mail - see web page, or parse:

[nq:2]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
[nq:1]Take your pick, and stick to it, at least in any one document.[/nq]
Oh bollocks. Mix and match at random. Wear
stripes with checks. Put sweet and savoury
on the same plate. Serve hearty red wine
with delicate soufflé, and a subtle white with
the roast joint. Date both sexes. Cross-dress.

[nq:2]Take your pick, and stick to it, at least in any one document.[/nq]
[nq:1]Oh bollocks. Mix and match at random. Wear stripes with checks. Put sweet and savoury on the same plate. Serve ... both sexes. Cross-dress. Don't be oppressed by hidebound rules. Embrace ambiguity. Give in to craziness. All dead people are normal.[/nq]
All of that sounds fine, but be consistent with your co-op-

[nq:1]And just for fun while I'm at it: dieresis 25,700 diaeresis 22,600 diæresis (with ligature) 343[/nq]
diaresis 2150

Redwine
Hamburg

[nq:2]Is it 'Cooperative', or 'Co-operative'? This is driving me crazy...[/nq]
[nq:1]Here's a small part of the mighty Co-operative movement: http://www.osg-co-op.co.uk/ And here's the heart of the Cooperative movement:

[nq:2]And just for fun while I'm at it: dieresis ... 22,600 diæresis (with ligature) 343[/nq]
[nq:1]diaresis 2150[/nq]
diarrhesis 7 (defined as "uncontrollable vowel movement" in one place)
diarrhoesis 0 (surprising, that)
Philip Eden

[nq:2]Here's a small part of the mighty Co-operative movement: http://www.osg-co-op.co.uk/ And here's the heart of the Cooperative movement: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0011