Word list — E
e-sports
Section titled “e-sports”Verdict: style
Use esports as one word with no hyphen.
- Replacements: esports
Verdict: avoid
Use for example or such as. Don’t use Latin abbreviations.
- Replacements: for example, such as
earlier
Section titled “earlier”Verdict: acceptable
Use earlier instead of spatial words such as above.
ecommerce
Section titled “ecommerce”Verdict: style
Use ecommerce as one word with no hyphen.
- Alternatives: e-commerce
either
Section titled “either”Verdict: restricted
Only use when there are exactly two options.
either/or
Section titled “either/or”Verdict: avoid
Rewrite with a plain either…or, or name the two choices.
element
Section titled “element”Verdict: acceptable
In HTML, an element consists of the start and end tags and the content between them.
ellipsis button
Section titled “ellipsis button”Verdict: style
Use ellipsis button for the button labeled with an ellipsis.
Verdict: style · Form: noun, verb, adjective
Use email for the noun, verb, and adjective.
Verdict: style
The plural is also emoji.
et al.
Section titled “et al.”Verdict: avoid
Use and others outside formal citations.
- Replacements: and others
Verdict: avoid
Use for example or such as instead.
eventually
Section titled “eventually”Verdict: restricted
If possible, state when the event happens or what causes it instead.
execute
Section titled “execute”Verdict: restricted
Only use for running a command, program, or query when run doesn’t convey the same meaning.
extract
Section titled “extract”Verdict: prefer
Instead of using unzip or unarchive to refer to retrieving files from an archive, use extract.