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NOTES:
1. Michael Quinion, website editor in the UK, notes in his current newsletter World Wide Words: As a final change, I have decided to go with the majority view and
will spell the words as "website" and "internet" from now on."
2. Phillip B. Corbett, the word style editor at the new york times (sic), tells reporters that he is considering ordering the newspaper editors to start lowercasing the word "internet" ...but not so quickly, noting: "Our current style is to keep the uppercase "I." I agree that the
trend is toward lowercase, and I suspect that at some point we will
review our style. But our preference is to follow established usage,
not to lead the way. So I can't predict when the change might be
made."
3. Ted Anthony, managing editor at the Associated Press news agency, which also has a powerful style book that all newspapers must follow, or else, says he is mulling the issue over and sussing it out with his fellow editors at AP, but for now, he is sticking with
caps for "Internet" and any newspaper or website that goes lowercase will be shot!
4. What is the preferred style at mobileread.com?
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