[thelist] website web site

Kevin p+evolt at redbrick.dcu.ie
Sun Apr 21 13:10:01 CDT 2002


On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 02:01:43PM -0400, Lee Fleming wrote:
> >>The Associated Press Style Guide mandates that it be written "Web site"
> >>(with a capital W).

> >>That's about as authoritative as I can think of.

> The AP Style Guide? Why would that ever be considered authoritative for
> online media? It was never, and is still not meant to be, used as a guide
> for online media.

> The Web Content Style Guide: An Essential Reference for Online Writers,
> Editors and Managers by Gerry McGovern, Rob Norton, & Catherine O'Dowd was
> published in March of this year. (Read more about it at
> http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/). According to this guide, which IS meant for
> online media, the correct usage is:

> website

> No capital letter. One word.


I think we should be really worried when we start using Gerry McGovern as a
reference.

(:

I think most usages are correct.  However as with most language, the more
common it becomes the shorted it becomes.  I ean, you don't say Micro Chip do
you?  if it's not website now, it will be soon.

my 2c

- Kevin



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