What is the correct way of writing a reference to file types / extensions?
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I am a data scientist and regularly refer to various file types when writing to others.
My question is this: what is the correct and/or proper way to do this and which of the following sentences is correct?
"Here is the .csv you asked for."
Or
"Here is the CSV you asked for."
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I am a data scientist and regularly refer to various file types when writing to others.
My question is this: what is the correct and/or proper way to do this and which of the following sentences is correct?
"Here is the .csv you asked for."
Or
"Here is the CSV you asked for."
writing
asked yesterday
SnookerFanSnookerFan
115117
Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
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The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
yesterday
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I am a data scientist and regularly refer to various file types when writing to others.
My question is this: what is the correct and/or proper way to do this and which of the following sentences is correct?
"Here is the .csv you asked for."
Or
"Here is the CSV you asked for."
writing
asked yesterday
SnookerFanSnookerFan
115117
I am a data scientist and regularly refer to various file types when writing to others.
My question is this: what is the correct and/or proper way to do this and which of the following sentences is correct?
"Here is the .csv you asked for."
Or
"Here is the CSV you asked for."
writing
writing
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SnookerFanSnookerFan
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Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
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The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
yesterday
|
show 2 more comments
Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
1
The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
yesterday
Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
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The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
yesterday
The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
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Well, did they say, "send me a dot see ess vee file" or did they say, "send me a see ess vee"? :-)
– Jim
yesterday
I'm not a native speaker, so take this with a grain of salt, but personally, I'd say "the CSV file" without the period but with the word "file". Without "file", it doesn't sound right. Stilted.
– Mr Lister
yesterday
It's a matter of style. There is no single correct way of writing it. Different people express it differently.
– Jason Bassford
yesterday
I, personally, would not use the dot except in very rare circumstances. I would type "Send it as a CSV" if I knew the person I was writing to or emailing was really familiar with CSV files but might use "Send it to me as a CSV file" if I was less sure of their level of knowledge (though I'd need to check they could create one). The only time I would use the dot would be if I was using an old version of software like MS Office, where I might say "I'm still using Office 2000, send it to me as a .xls not a .xlsx". Note the use of 'a' rather than 'an' because '.' is read as 'dot'
– BoldBen
yesterday
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The form I see most often is CSV. Many people now use operating systems that hide the file extensions, so the “.” doesn’t have the meaning that it once had. It’s an evolution in the language, in the same way that ‘bus and ‘phone lost their apostrophes after people stopped thinking of them as abbreviations for omnibus and telephone.
– Global Charm
yesterday