Subscribers to the AP Stylebook online know that its e-mail updates are usually about minor changes that impact 2.3 people, tops. Today, however, AP sent an update that's actually really important (well, important to those us nerdy enough to find these sorts of things important in the first place):
Responding to what it says was "reader input," what had been “Web site” – two words, uppercase W – is now “website” – one word, lowercase.
Personally, I'm going to miss the old style. |
I'm glad to see the change made official. I rarely come across "Web site" any more, and "website" is easier to type. Although I won't go so far as to type "reco" or even "thru", I still like some words better when they're streamlined (email vs. e-mail).
Thank you for your great blog - I'm enjoying catching up on old posts and have already found tips I'm using every day!
Posted by: Val S. | April 16, 2010 at 07:09 PM