I want to get this right, so I’ve decided to get the opinion of all you smart folks out there. I’ve seen the word written both ways, I personally write cellphone as one word, but I’ve seen it written as two words too. Technically I would imagine that I can’t go wrong if I write cell phone, but I would feel better if I heard other opinions on the subject.
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2Welcome to EL&U. Ultimately, this is just a matter of convention; see When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces? If there is no convention, pick one, or pick a style manual to pick one for you. – choster Apr 23 '19 at 22:37
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There are a couple of votes to close as a duplicate of When should compound words be written as one word, with hyphens, or with spaces, but the answers to that question offer no assistance on whether to choose a closed or open compound, so I think closing this current question as a duplicate makes little sense. Perhaps someone might like to provide a properly-researched answer on closed vs open, either on this question or at the linked one? – Chappo Hasn't Forgotten Apr 24 '19 at 07:32
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1The Associated Press recommends "cellphone" – rinogo May 19 '22 at 20:06
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The most contemporary expression might be just cell.
If you have to go through the trouble of spelling it out, it should be cell phone. But 9 times out of 10, you should not go through that trouble.
Call my cell.
Name: Age: Cell:
Please refrain from using cell phones or cellular devices during the performance.
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1You don't explain why it "should be" cell phone and not cellphone. You can find cellphone in several dictionaries, as well as examples of its use in major newspapers and the Associated Press, which suggests the closed form has its adherents. – choster Apr 24 '19 at 02:00
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2Carly, you need to provide supporting evidence for these sweeping statements, and indicate which region or country you think they apply to. In my country almost no one uses the expressions cell, cell phone (however spelt) or cellular device when referring to a mobile phone. :-) – Chappo Hasn't Forgotten Apr 24 '19 at 07:17
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hello sir and is it not also further shortened to simply Mobile =) modern (1900-2020) N.Am.E . not neo modern. although this graph search parameters should be further refined, but just in volume the difference is several magnitude https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cell+phone%2Ccell%2C+cellphone&year_start=1900&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ccell%20phone%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ccell%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ccellphone%3B%2Cc0 – Carly Apr 24 '19 at 17:33
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