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Why So Many Spellings?
Why So Many Spellings?
Ecommerce is an abbreviation for electronic commerce, so it’s easy for people to take on many ways of abbreviating the word.
Is There a Hyphen?
Is There a Hyphen?
Much confusion comes from whether to use a hyphen. A hyphen indicates an abbreviation, but over time, people drop hyphens from use.E-reader and e-book use a hyphen. Email doesn’t.
What theExperts Say:
What theExperts Say:
Dictionaries and style guides agree on e-commerce.Still, industry players like Shopify, WordPress and Facebook all vary. Google even uses ecommerce and e-commerce in different places.
The Big Mix Up
The Big Mix Up
Ngram shows that e-commerce is more common – likely because it reviews literary works that follow style guides.Google Trends shows that ecommerce is preferred among the general population.
Which Is Right?
Which Is Right?
It depends!E-commerce is ideal if you work in academia or journalism.Ecommerce is what everyday people use and where the term may end up if style guides conform to the people.