antisemitism vs anti-semitism

[Jayhawker Soule]

I have a strong preference for the former.

There are some good internet resources addressing the difference, and I encourage you to look into it.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I typically go with "anti-Semitism" to capitalize "Semitism," although I have seen arguments for "antisemitism" as well. I remain open to changing my mind despite my current preference for ultra-traditional capitalization rules.

 

[Darkforbid]

It just spelling:

What’s in a hyphen? Why writing anti-Semitism with a dash distorts its meaning

 

[Debater Slayer]

I have a strong preference for the former.

There are some good internet resources addressing the difference, and I encourage you to look into it.

Should you have the time or inclination, I would be interested in your input on this:

Spelling of Antisemitism

 

[sun rise]

It just spelling:

What’s in a hyphen? Why writing anti-Semitism with a dash distorts its meaning

I noticed the word Judeophobia in that web site. It turns out that word has some usage Judeophobia - Wiktionary and google has 186,000 results on a word search.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Following the argument on the link I agree, because English is guaranteed to change over time. It always does. I also think it would be better if news media and other popular references would just say 'Hatred of Jews' instead, because the word 'antisemitism' is not self explanatory and carries the potential to invent a new term 'semitism'.

 

[sun rise]

Following the argument on the link I agree, because English is guaranteed to change over time. It always does. I also think it would be better if news media and other popular references would just say 'Hatred of Jews' instead, because the word 'antisemitism' is not self explanatory and carries the potential to invent a new term 'semitism'.

Good point about change. Once "hacker" referred to golfing. Then it referred to people who experimented with computers. Then criminals. Those who did not want 'hacker' to refer to criminals fought in vain to have it continue to mean "computer geek". And they lost.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Should you have the time or inclination, I would be interested in your input on this:

Spelling of Antisemitism

I really do not have a great deal to add save for the fact that I've seen antisemitic attitudes and acts dismissed (notably by Palestinians) on the grounds that those accused were "Semites."

 

[shunyadragon]

I have a strong preference for the former.

There are some good internet resources addressing the difference, and I encourage you to look into it.

I do not see a meaningful difference.

Which is better: rotor or rotor, or deified or deified.

 

[rosends]

I do not see a meaningful difference.

Which is better: rotor or rotor, or deified or deified.

I think that the difference lies in the presentation of the "anti" as a prefix to a complete word or a negating of a separate idea. If the word has a hyphen, then it is being attached to a separate, pre-existing idea/word construct. This imports all the baggage that that word has. But if it is a prefix as part of a complex and unique construction, it points solely to the new idea that it labels, and not to sub parts. This is a substantial linguistic difference according to some. While some don't see the presence or absence of the Oxford comma as a meaningful difference, others see it as making a huge change in meaning.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Go by your preferred style guide if you're not bound to a specific one.

 

[Harel13]

I used to write it as "antisemitism", mostly because that's how it's written in Hebrew (no hyphen). Then, recently, I noticed that spell-check on Word spells it as "anti-Semitism", so I changed to that, but now I see that there may be more of a reason to go back to "antisemitism".

 

[PureX]

I have a strong preference for the former.

There are some good internet resources addressing the difference, and I encourage you to look into it.

No one really cares that much. Either way we all understand the idea, I think.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

No one really cares that much.

Editors and those wanting to use good and proper grammar care.

 

[Revoltingest]

I hyphenate words when it makes'm easier to read.
It's not about being right or wrong....just better.
So it is with "anti-semitism".

 

[Cooky]

All I know is that I love potato pancakes. With applesauce.

 

[Revoltingest]

All I know is that I love potato pancakes. With applesauce.

I've read your posts.
You know more than that.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I hyphenate words when it makes'm easier to read.
It's not about being right or wrong....just better.
So it is with "anti-semitism".

There are actual rules and policies for it. I think it's Chicago that states to use the hyphen more or less based on the underatandablity, the common usage of the word, and even how long its been used in regards to how well known and understood it is, offering for an example how we went from "e-mail" to "email."
You are going to have to get a style guide to fix us on this one.

 

[Revoltingest]

There are actual rules and policies for it. I think it's Chicago that states to use the hyphen more or less based on the underatandablity, the common usage of the word, and even how long its been used in regards to how well known and understood it is, offering for an example how we went from "e-mail" to "email."
You are going to have to get a style guide to fix us on this one.

We may each alter style to suit.
"email" is clear because it's short, so it's not "hyphen-worthy".

 

[Shadow Wolf]

We may each alter style to suit.
"email" is clear because it's short, so it's not "hyphen-worthy".

It was hyphen worthy back in those days of our straw and mud huts and we could have easily confused "email" with a different word altogether that wasnt related to mail or communication. But now we know what it is, with a couple generations not having needed that distinction because they've always had email, and it's common enough that those of us who aren't digital natives easily recognize it. Ergo no more e-mail.