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Tweets from 2010-02-23

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#1 Comment By Avocet On Wed 24-Feb-10 12:53am @ 12:53am

I think people are more familiar with Superman than Spider-Man, and thus use that spelling convention. Whenever I see “Spiderman,” I pronounce the last syllable as in “Goldman.” 😉

#2 Comment By ***Dave On Wed 24-Feb-10 8:02am @ 8:02am

Looking around the “-man” world of super-hero nomenclature, I’d argue that the forms are most common in this order:

XYZman
XYZ Man
XYZ-Man

Doubtless “Superman” plays a big role in determining that, though I think common usage (in job titles, etc.) also mirrors that arrangement.