Word list — E

e-sports

Verdict: style

Use esports as one word with no hyphen.

• Replacements: esports

e.g.

Verdict: avoid

Use for example or such as. Don’t use Latin abbreviations.

• Replacements: for example, such as

earlier

Verdict: acceptable

Use earlier instead of spatial words such as above.

ecommerce

Verdict: style

Use ecommerce as one word with no hyphen.

• Alternatives: e-commerce

either

Verdict: restricted

Only use when there are exactly two options.

either/or

Verdict: avoid

Rewrite with a plain either…or, or name the two choices.

element

Verdict: acceptable

In HTML, an element consists of the start and end tags and the content between them.

ellipsis button

Verdict: style

Use ellipsis button for the button labeled with an ellipsis.

elucidate

Verdict: avoid

Use explain (see rule ai-006).

• Replacements: explain

email

Verdict: style · Form: noun, verb, adjective

Use email for the noun, verb, and adjective.

embark

Verdict: avoid

Use start (see rule ai-006).

• Replacements: start

emoji

Verdict: style

The plural is also emoji.

encompass

Verdict: avoid

Use include or cover (see rule ai-006).

• Replacements: include, cover

et al.

Verdict: avoid

Use and others outside formal citations.

• Replacements: and others

etc.

Verdict: avoid

Use for example or such as instead.

eventually

Verdict: restricted

If possible, state when the event happens or what causes it instead.

ever-evolving

Verdict: avoid

Delete it; state what changed and when, if it matters (see rule ai-006).

execute

Verdict: restricted

Only use for running a command, program, or query when run doesn’t convey the same meaning.

extract

Verdict: prefer

Instead of using unzip or unarchive to refer to retrieving files from an archive, use extract.