An ezine is a periodic publication distributed by email or posted on a website. Ezines are typically tightly focused on a subject area.
From time to time differences in pronunciation arise, probably due to lack of careful thought about its origins.
The word "ezine" or "e-zine" is a contraction of "electronic magazine". That suggests that the correct pronunciation should be "ee-zeen" rather than "ee-zyne" or "ee-zign" (as in "design").
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An ezine is a periodic publication distributed by email or posted on a website. Ezines are typically tightly focused on a subject area.
From time to time differences in pronunciation arise, probably due to lack of careful thought about its origins.
The word "ezine" or "e-zine" is a contraction of "electronic magazine". That suggests that the correct pronunciation should be "ee-zeen" rather than "ee-zyne" or "ee-zign" (as in "design").
This is further supported by traditional usage in terms like "fanzines", a long-established form of periodical, especially in the science fiction community.
CULT OF THE DEAD COW claims to have published the first ezine, starting in 1984, with its ezine still in production more than 20 years later. While this claim is hotly debated, ezines certainly began in the BBS days of the 1980s. Phrack began publication in 1985 and, unlike CULT OF THE DEAD COW which publishes articles individually, Phrack published collections of articles in a manner more similar to...
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