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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which from is correct?

Auto Poster
Auto-Poster
Autoposter

Auto Updater
Auto-Updater
Autoupdater
  

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Well, certainly not the last of each triplet: they are hard to read. I doubt there has been any dictionary ruling on such new coinages, but I would go with the middle ones, since 'auto-'is clearly a prefix, not a word. Don't capitalize either part, though, unless it is a section title.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, certainly not the last of each triplet: they are hard to read.
  • I doubt there has been any dictionary ruling on such new coinages, but I would go with the middle ones, since 'auto-'is clearly a prefix, not a word.
  • Don't capitalize either part, though, unless it is a section title.
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Well, certainly not the last of each triplet: they are hard to read. I doubt there has been any dictionary ruling on such new coinages, but I would go with the middle ones, since 'auto-'is clearly a prefix, not a word. Don't capitalize either part, though, unless it is a section title.
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On the other hand, almost all such words are spelled in the manner of the third triplet in Merriam-Webster on-line, including autoalarm, autobus, autoboat, autoerotic, and autodial.
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Including 'Autoupdater'?— pronounced, I suppose, to rhyme with 'soup dater'.
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Yes, after the model of "cooperate", as in "Cooper ate more than I did".

CJ
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