[bksvol-discuss] Re: an example of words that once were hyphenated and are not now
- From: "Ixchel, Jackie" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:07:38 -0400
Yep, I've seen email as e-mail.
On 4/13/12, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> interesting, Roger. I'm glad you remembered the gist of the article, even if
> not the source.
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>>________________________________
>> From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:31 AM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: an example of words that once were hyphenated
>> and are not now
>>
>>
>>I read an article once about disappearing hyphens. I am sorry that I cannot
>> direct you to the article, but I don't remember where I read it, just the
>> article. It said that when a new word is invented by combining two words
>> it is always hyphenated and it has only a limited time as a hyphenated
>> word. It seems to last as long as the word is not all that common. Once it
>> becomes part of everyday conversation the hyphen disappears. An example
>> that was given was base-ball. When the game was invented it was named with
>> a hyphen and if you look at the early literature concerning it you will
>> see the hyphen every time it is mentioned. The game became popular,
>> though, and the word became popular too, so now you never see baseball
>> spelled with a hyphen. Another example that was given was e-mail. It very
>> rapidly lost the hyphen.
>>
>>On 4/12/2012 11:17 PM, Cindy wrote:
>> The book I'm proofing now, first printed n 1992, has recrossed (the
>> Potomac) as one word; in years passed it would have been hyphenated:
>> re-crossed. My spell-checker identifies "recrossed" as an error. That's
>> an example of why I like to proof with a print book at hand. smile
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