Should there be a hyphen in the construction “IT affin”?












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Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence




Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...




should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:




IT affin



IT-affin



It affin



It-affin



it affin



it-affin




Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.










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    Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence




    Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...




    should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:




    IT affin



    IT-affin



    It affin



    It-affin



    it affin



    it-affin




    Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.










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      Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence




      Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...




      should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:




      IT affin



      IT-affin



      It affin



      It-affin



      it affin



      it-affin




      Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.










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      Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence




      Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...




      should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:




      IT affin



      IT-affin



      It affin



      It-affin



      it affin



      it-affin




      Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.







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          Yes. Only




          Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.




          is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.





          • In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.


          If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.




          Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.



          Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.






          Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.



          If you think it's part of your profession, you should write




          Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.




          instead.






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          • Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

            – Wrzlprmft
            18 hours ago













          • It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago











          • Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

            – Wrzlprmft
            17 hours ago











          • I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

            – David Vogt
            17 hours ago











          • I never use them. They make you dumb.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago












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          Yes. Only




          Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.




          is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.





          • In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.


          If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.




          Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.



          Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.






          Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.



          If you think it's part of your profession, you should write




          Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.




          instead.






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          • Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

            – Wrzlprmft
            18 hours ago













          • It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago











          • Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

            – Wrzlprmft
            17 hours ago











          • I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

            – David Vogt
            17 hours ago











          • I never use them. They make you dumb.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago
















          7














          Yes. Only




          Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.




          is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.





          • In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.


          If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.




          Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.



          Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.






          Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.



          If you think it's part of your profession, you should write




          Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.




          instead.






          share|improve this answer


























          • Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

            – Wrzlprmft
            18 hours ago













          • It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago











          • Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

            – Wrzlprmft
            17 hours ago











          • I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

            – David Vogt
            17 hours ago











          • I never use them. They make you dumb.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago














          7












          7








          7







          Yes. Only




          Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.




          is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.





          • In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.


          If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.




          Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.



          Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.






          Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.



          If you think it's part of your profession, you should write




          Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.




          instead.






          share|improve this answer















          Yes. Only




          Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.




          is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.





          • In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.


          If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.




          Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.



          Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.






          Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.



          If you think it's part of your profession, you should write




          Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.




          instead.







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          • Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

            – Wrzlprmft
            18 hours ago













          • It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago











          • Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

            – Wrzlprmft
            17 hours ago











          • I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

            – David Vogt
            17 hours ago











          • I never use them. They make you dumb.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago



















          • Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

            – Wrzlprmft
            18 hours ago













          • It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago











          • Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

            – Wrzlprmft
            17 hours ago











          • I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

            – David Vogt
            17 hours ago











          • I never use them. They make you dumb.

            – Janka
            17 hours ago

















          Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

          – Wrzlprmft
          18 hours ago







          Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?

          – Wrzlprmft
          18 hours ago















          It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

          – Janka
          17 hours ago





          It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.

          – Janka
          17 hours ago













          Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

          – Wrzlprmft
          17 hours ago





          Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).

          – Wrzlprmft
          17 hours ago













          I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

          – David Vogt
          17 hours ago





          I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.

          – David Vogt
          17 hours ago













          I never use them. They make you dumb.

          – Janka
          17 hours ago





          I never use them. They make you dumb.

          – Janka
          17 hours ago


















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