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Should there be a hyphen in the construction “IT affin”?
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Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence
Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...
should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:
IT affin
IT-affin
It affin
It-affin
it affin
it-affin
Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.
hyphen hyphenation
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Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence
Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...
should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:
IT affin
IT-affin
It affin
It-affin
it affin
it-affin
Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.
hyphen hyphenation
asked 2 hours ago
Mathias BaderMathias Bader
1384
add a comment |
Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence
Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...
should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:
IT affin
IT-affin
It affin
It-affin
it affin
it-affin
Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.
hyphen hyphenation
asked 2 hours ago
Mathias BaderMathias Bader
1384
Writing a german cover letter for a job position. In the sentence
Ich bin eine IT affine Person - im Umgang mit Excel und ...
should there be a hyphen between IT and affin? What would be the rule here? I am hesitant between the following possibilities:
IT affin
IT-affin
It affin
It-affin
it affin
it-affin
Where I am quite sure, that it should be in all caps, I am not sure about the hyphen.
hyphen hyphenation
hyphen hyphenation
asked 2 hours ago
Mathias BaderMathias Bader
1384
asked 2 hours ago
Mathias BaderMathias Bader
1384
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1384
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Yes. Only
Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.
is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.
In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.
If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.
Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.
Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.
Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.
If you think it's part of your profession, you should write
Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.
instead.
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
33.4k22965
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
|
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Yes. Only
Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.
is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.
In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.
If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.
Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.
Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.
Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.
If you think it's part of your profession, you should write
Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.
instead.
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
33.4k22965
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
|
show 2 more comments
Yes. Only
Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.
is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.
In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.
If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.
Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.
Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.
Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.
If you think it's part of your profession, you should write
Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.
instead.
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
33.4k22965
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
|
show 2 more comments
Yes. Only
Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.
is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.
In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.
If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.
Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.
Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.
Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.
If you think it's part of your profession, you should write
Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.
instead.
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
33.4k22965
Yes. Only
Ich bin eine IT-affine Person.
is correct. In German compounds, there is either a hyphen or nothing between the elements.
In no case there is a space as in English. Though, a lot of people are doing this wrong, even on public displays. Most of them are excused for being second language speakers of German. There's even a name for this bad habit, it's called Deppenleerzeichen – dork space.
If there are multiple proper names connected, or if there are abbreviations inside the word, all parts must be connected with hyphens. This is called Durchkopplung.
Ich bin eine Microsoft-Apple-Linux-affine Person.
Ich bin eine mobil-IT-affine Person.
Though, your expression doesn't mean what you may think in German. Most people would assume an IT-affine Person is someone who is always buying the latest stuff, not necessarily knowing how to use it. It's part of your lifestyle, not part of your profession. Think Aficionado.
If you think it's part of your profession, you should write
Ich kenne mich gut mit IT aus.
instead.
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
33.4k22965
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JankaJanka
33.4k22965
answered 2 hours ago
JankaJanka
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answered 2 hours ago
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Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
|
show 2 more comments
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
Are you sure you want to say proper name here and not just noun?
– Wrzlprmft♦
2 hours ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
It's proper names. Ordinary nouns may be hyphenated, but it's not the norm.
– Janka
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
Ah, you were talking about hyphen vs. nothing, while I thought you were talking about hyphen (and nothing) vs. space. You might want to make that more clear (in particular since the question only ponders the possibility of hyphens and spaces here).
– Wrzlprmft♦
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I blame spell checkers for Deppen leer Zeichen.
– David Vogt
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
I never use them. They make you dumb.
– Janka
1 hour ago
|
show 2 more comments
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