- From: Sara Callahan-Santo <sara.callahan-santo@icrossing.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:09:44 -0700
- To: 'Susan Lesch' <lesch@w3.org>, "'site-comments@w3.org'" <site-comments@w3.org>
- Cc: Erin Mitchell <erin.mitchell@icrossing.com>, Lance Faulkner <lance.faulkner@icrossing.com>
Susan: This is very helpful. Thank you for your prompt attention on this subject, and the URL that you sent clarified other items for us. Thanks, Sara SARA CALLAHAN-SANTO | PROJECT DIRECTOR SARA.CALLAHAN-SANTO@ICROSSING.COM DIRECT: 480.505.5856 FAX: 480.505.5801 WWW.ICROSSING.COM NEW YORK CITY - SCOTTSDALE YOUR DIRECT SOURCE TO SEARCH AND A TOP 25 INTERACTIVE AGENCY (MEDIA MAGAZINE, 2003) -----Original Message----- From: Susan Lesch [mailto:lesch@w3.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:58 PM To: Sara Callahan-Santo; 'site-comments@w3.org' Cc: Erin Mitchell; Lance Faulkner Subject: Re: Question regarding W3.org standard Sara Callahan-Santo wrote: >I have seen the term 'web site' and 'website' and 'web-site' used >interchangeably in the industry and on your w3.org site. W3C uses US English and the Chicago Manual of Style. They say "Web site" for formal writing and that "website" is fine for informal and friendly writing. I believe that in the UK "website" is one word and preferred, per the Oxford dictionaries. (see the section on Internet and Web) http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/cmosfaq.html Hope this helps, -- Susan Lesch http://www.w3.org/People/Lesch/ mailto:lesch@w3.org tel:+1.858.483.4819 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) http://www.w3.org/
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