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Writing tip 22: What to do with e-words

Generally, when an 'e' is added before a word to mean 'electronic', you should also insert a hyphen.

Examples
e-commerce
e-government
e-business
e-strategy
e-learning

But, there's always an exception. Email is now commonly written as one word.

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