Powersliding? Power-Sliding? Power Sliding?

[Marumba]

Which version is correct? I think it's 'Powersliding' - am I correct?

[Imelda]

Sportscar, sports-car or sports car?

[Marumba]

On Foot.

[anarchystorm]

I just checked Powersliding, Power Sliding adn Power-sliding in the dictionary. None of these is actually referenced. It probably is a colloquial expression used so regularly that we think its a real term. Anyone else with any ideas?

[SGirl]

The answer is: whatever is in common usage at the time. I'd suggest that "power-sliding" is slightly old-fashioned because of the hyphen. If I had to choose one of these for a text, I'd go for "powersliding". But really none of them is incorrect - it's up to you which you use.

I make these kinds of decisions every day when I'm translating.

The most common question I hear from my clients is: e-mail, email, eMail or Email?

[Imelda]

SGirl said:
The most common question I hear from my clients is: e-mail, email, eMail or Email?

Ooh I need to know that! What's the answer?

[CarZee]

SGirl said: I make these kinds of decisions every day when I'm translating.

what a cunning linguist you are

[Imelda]

Smells a bit fishy to me.

[SGirl]

Imelda said:

SGirl said:
The most common question I hear from my clients is: e-mail, email, eMail or Email?

Ooh I need to know that! What's the answer?

All of them.

CarZee, would you be surprised if I told you I know of a company with a name based on precisely what you were thinking??

>> Edited by SGirl on Thursday 9th January 15:17

[CarZee]

SGirl said:CarZee, would you be surprised if I told you I know of a company with a name based on precisely what you were thinking??

I'd only be surprised if you now declined to tell me what that company was

[SGirl]

CarZee said:

SGirl said:CarZee, would you be surprised if I told you I know of a company with a name based on precisely what you were thinking??

I'd only be surprised if you now declined to tell me what that company was

I'm not at liberty to reveal that info in public... I'll tell you on private e-mail!