Word list — O
off-premises
Section titled “off-premises”Verdict: acceptable
Use off-premises for resources hosted outside a site. Don’t use off-premise, which is a common spelling error.
Verdict: restricted
Don’t use to refer to previous product versions. Use earlier, or previous instead.
- Alternatives: older
- Replacements: earlier, previous
on-premises
Section titled “on-premises”Verdict: style
Hyphenate and keep the trailing s. On-premise is a common misspelling to avoid.
Verdict: restricted
Once is fine for a single occurrence but blurs into after when used for sequence. Use after for the time relationship so the meaning stays clear.
- Replacements: after
onscreen
Section titled “onscreen”Verdict: style · Form: adjective, adverb
Write onscreen as one word. As an adverb, on the screen is often clearer.
- Alternatives: on-screen
outside the box
Section titled “outside the box”Verdict: restricted
Use this term literally, but not figuratively. Instead of using outside the box figuratively, use inventive or unconventional.
- Alternatives: out of the box, out-of-the-box