Should I capitalize the "i" in Internet and use a hyphen in e-mail?
Question
Should I capitalize the "i" in Internet and use a hyphen in e-mail?
Answer
Internet
The Internet is a proper noun, in English almost all proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Therefore, when referring to the Internet, a global interconnected network of computers, and not a simple inter-network of a few computers always capitalize the first letter.
Short for electronic mail, e-mail is widely accepted as e-mail and email. However, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and many other reliable sources the correct spelling is e-mail because e-mail is two different words electronic and mail.