Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the co-working hyphen

2014-09-17 Thread Marius Amado-Alves
On Tuesday, 16 September 2014 23:10:20 UTC+1, Aaron Cruikshank wrote: I asked a professional editor friend of mine and this is what she had to say: I think usually the style guides follow the dictionary, and the dictionary is descriptive, not prescriptive. I just had Roma check

Re: [Coworking] Re: Basic elements for a definition of coworking

2014-09-17 Thread Marius Amado-Alves
I think a general definition of coworking is entirely possible I chose poorly the word general, sorry. I meant something else, to be discussed when I find the right words. Incidently, I have just proposed a definition on the hyphenization thread. -- Visit this forum on the web at

Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the co-working hyphen

2014-09-17 Thread Will Bennis, Locus Workspace
Hi All, Apologies in advance for being intentionally controversial, but this conversation about coworking with or without the hyphen nags at me and I figure I should say what I think about it even if I know it's going to be unpopular (and even if I don't really have a horse in the race). *I

Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the co-working hyphen

2014-09-17 Thread Marius Amado-Alves
FWIW, I agree with Will's arguments except the cow one. To summarize, the spelling is irrelevant, because there is only one coworking, irrespectively of how it is spelt. As Will points out, working with others in a company is never referred to as coworking. Nevertheless, I think there is