Do you write the word 'email' in the correct format?

Last updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] about 2 months ago.See history

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Do you spell 'email' correctly?

There is one correct way to spell 'email' and many incorrect ones. The common incorrect ones are:

  • EMail
  • e-mail

Lower Case with dash (or hyphen):

<p>Your e-mail address must match your confirm e-mail address</p>

Bad example: Using 'e-mail' in your text

<p>Your email address must match your confirm email address</p>

Good example: Using 'email' instead

Upper Case with capital M:

<input
  class="form-control"
  data-val="true"
  data-val-required="The EMail field is required."
  id="EMail"
  name="EMail"
  placeholder="EMail"
  type="email"
  value=""
  data-cip-id="EMail"
  autocomplete="off"
/>

Bad example : 'EMail' used as a placeholder and in the validation message

<input
  class="form-control"
  data-val="true"
  data-val-required="The Email field is required."
  id="Email"
  name="Email"
  placeholder="Email"
  type="email"
  value=""
  data-cip-id="Email"
  autocomplete="off"
/>

Good example: Use 'Email' instead

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