Capitalizing Web and Internet

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

Thanks for this. I have long refused to capitalize either word.

Long live the Revolution!

In a message dated 8/13/08 3:52:41 PM, gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM writes:


> Capitalizing "Internet" and "Web" has long been a pet peeve of mine,
> though I do so since I have to follow accepted standards for business.
>
> As Wikipedia points out
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_capitalization_conventions
> ), items such as "the sky" and "the power grid" are not capitalized.
> Wikipedia also says that a number of anglophonic publications mainly
> outside of North America have switched to "internet".
>
> Chicago says "Web site" for formal writing and that "website" is
> recommendable for informal/friendly writing: http://tinyurl.com/ypfmm.
>
> On April 16, 2008, Wired published an article announcing they will no
> longer capitalize internet, net and web:
> http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/08/64596
> . BB
>
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