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View Poll Results: What is the right short form of 'electronic book'? | |||
eBook | 37 | 21.14% | |
ebook | 90 | 51.43% | |
e-book | 27 | 15.43% | |
none of them | 3 | 1.71% | |
The blue one next to the fish | 18 | 10.29% | |
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01-08-2013, 09:47 AM | #76 |
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01-08-2013, 10:20 AM | #77 |
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I read ebooks on my liseuse.
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01-08-2013, 10:51 AM | #78 |
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The world might end before we settle this.
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01-08-2013, 11:13 AM | #79 |
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01-08-2013, 11:25 AM | #80 |
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01-08-2013, 11:36 AM | #81 |
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Since we're a group of book lovers, it's not eBook, ebook, or e-book; the correct term is:
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01-08-2013, 11:57 AM | #82 | |
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As for the spelling of John, when it's a proper noun, spell it however you like. But when talking about a toilet, it's "john". Calling a toilet "John" would seem to imply thinking the toilet was a person. |
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01-08-2013, 12:04 PM | #83 |
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01-08-2013, 12:22 PM | #84 |
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01-08-2013, 12:27 PM | #85 |
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Now THAT I do remember....it's the 60's and 70's I'm having trouble with...
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01-08-2013, 12:44 PM | #86 |
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Jon = person jon = misspelling of Jon Now as for the English language, it changes and evolves. So who's to say that eBook won't be the word? Heck, lol is now in the dictionary. |
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And John and Jon have different derivations. |
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01-08-2013, 04:48 PM | #89 |
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01-08-2013, 04:57 PM | #90 |
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Sharpe, however, requires an "e" at the end to differentiate it from an adjective.
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