What is the correct spelling of "Username" / "User name"? With or without the space? I know that both are commonly accepted, but is there any data to backup that one is more common than the other. Or, does Microsoft practice using one form, while Linux, for example, uses another? Very trivial, but it would be nice to know for consistency.
It's called a portmanteau
OMG Ponies
2010-07-19 02:34:32
Don is channeling the late, great H. W. Fowler. They are both exactly right. +1
Norman Ramsey
2010-07-19 03:31:12
Nine upvotes (including mine) *and* accepted... yet the question doesn't even ask about a hyphen! :)
Roger Pate
2010-07-19 07:06:49
"Nine upvotes (including mine) and accepted... yet the question doesnt't even ask about a hyphen! :)" +1 "you can't always get what you want ... but if you try, sometimes, you might just find .. you get what you need"
Mawg
2010-07-19 07:41:58
A:
How long is a piece of string? Is it pronounced "either" or "either"? ;-)
All that I can suggest is that if you are going to use it programaticcaly there migth be a slight edge to the single word over two word rendition.
Otherwise, flip a coin.
Mawg
2010-07-19 02:21:41
How long is a piece of string? Answer: "About six months with normal wear and tear. Now six month's is about 1.05 * 10^7 seconds, which is 3.15 * 10^15 meters. But width varies." Source unknown.
Joshua
2010-07-19 02:55:39
+1 Nice :-) But what's that in my favourite (and that "U" should be a give-away) unit of measurement - furlongs per fortnight?
Mawg
2010-07-19 07:40:39
+2
A:
Keep it consistent with the main platform you're deploying it to.
If it is a Windows application then spell it like Microsoft does.
If it is a Web application either spell it like the browser does or how similar applications do it.
Also which ever way you do it keep it consistent throughout the application.
mikek3332002
2010-07-19 02:27:01