Re: Hyphen, space or neither?

[Toby Smithe <toby smithe gmail com>]

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Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> (note: cross-posting to both the GNOME and KDE lists)
>
> Which is more correct: 'plugin', 'plug-in' or 'plug in'?
>
> Now extend this to other words
> like 'log-in', 'set-up', 'plug-in', 'pop-up', 'start-up', 'mark-up',
'in-line', 'on-line',
> and 'built-in'.

I am on the list and I was party to that discussion. I believe that the
system should be "to log in" (verb) and "login" noun. Again, "mark up"
(verb) and "markup" (noun). My rationale is on the archives:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-l10n-eng/2006-September/000341.html
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