Cellphone or cell phone?
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I want to get this right, so I’ve decided to get the opinion of all you smart folks out there. I’ve seen the word written both ways, I personally write cellphone as one word, but I’ve seen it written as two words too. Technically I would imagine that I can’t go wrong if I write cell phone, but I would feel better if I heard other opinions on the subject.
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J.D.
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I want to get this right, so I’ve decided to get the opinion of all you smart folks out there. I’ve seen the word written both ways, I personally write cellphone as one word, but I’ve seen it written as two words too. Technically I would imagine that I can’t go wrong if I write cell phone, but I would feel better if I heard other opinions on the subject.
Thanks for the assist.
All the best,
J.D.
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
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I want to get this right, so I’ve decided to get the opinion of all you smart folks out there. I’ve seen the word written both ways, I personally write cellphone as one word, but I’ve seen it written as two words too. Technically I would imagine that I can’t go wrong if I write cell phone, but I would feel better if I heard other opinions on the subject.
Thanks for the assist.
All the best,
J.D.
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I want to get this right, so I’ve decided to get the opinion of all you smart folks out there. I’ve seen the word written both ways, I personally write cellphone as one word, but I’ve seen it written as two words too. Technically I would imagine that I can’t go wrong if I write cell phone, but I would feel better if I heard other opinions on the subject.
Thanks for the assist.
All the best,
J.D.
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
– choster
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
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I would have to go with cell phone, as 'cell' is actually the abreviated 'cellular' of 'cellular phone'.
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
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I would have to go with cell phone, as 'cell' is actually the abreviated 'cellular' of 'cellular phone'.
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I would have to go with cell phone, as 'cell' is actually the abreviated 'cellular' of 'cellular phone'.
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I would have to go with cell phone, as 'cell' is actually the abreviated 'cellular' of 'cellular phone'.
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
answered 1 hour ago
CarlyCarly
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
answered 1 hour ago
CarlyCarly
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
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Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you.
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