[thelist] website web site

Kathy Long kathy at site-etc.com
Sun Apr 21 18:52:01 CDT 2002


How's this for authority? According to Webster's New World Dictionary of
Computer Terms, it's Web site. I'd think anyone named "Web"ster ought to
know. ;-)

Kathy


>>> 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
>
> So what makes the opinion of these 3 guys any more authoritative? :)
>
> English grammar rules suggest that "Web site" is the "correct" way. I
> don't think it really matters so long as it is used consistently.
>
> Kostas




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