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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Donald Knuth on `email' vs. `e-mail' [Please forward to core-devel]
From:       Steve Hutton <shutton () mediaone ! net>
Date:       2001-01-04 18:51:29
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On Thursday 04 January 2001 10:20, Peter Putzer wrote:

> PS: I respect Prof. Knuth's achievements and contributions to CS, but I
> dislike attempts at argument through authority...

Point taken.  But Knuth's actual argument - particularly the
"soft-ware" -> "software" example was enough to convince
me.

Right now "email" seems to be the only spelling for which
there is any kind of justification.

Steve

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