What is the difference between spellings of 組み付ける?

Question

I'm reading some technical documents and have come across two spellings:

組み付ける and 組付ける

Both are used in nearly identical situations and both seem to mean "assemble" as a directive. Is there a particular reason to omit (or include) み？

Thanks!

Answer 1

This is called 送り仮名の省略. Both are the same, and usually neither is more correct.

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Of course you should stick to one spelling throughout the document, so in this sense it's a small mistake. There may be a 送り仮名 convention depending on the field or the style guideline of the publisher.