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Right, so is it Web master then?
Marina
>
> It has been agreed by "Internet experts" that Web site is
> more prefered
> than Website.
>
>
> Whatis.com the IT-specific encyclopedia at
> http://whatis.com
>
> quotes the following:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Website
>
> This definition is also listed under presence, site and Web
> site.
>
> A Web site (we prefer the two words rather than Website) is
> a collection
> of Web files on a particular subject that includes a
> beginning file
> called a home page. Some publications have begun using the
> term
> "Website." We prefer Web site.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Other respected sites such as NetLingo Internet dictionary
> (at
> http://www.netlingo.com), and Webopedia (at
> http://www.webopedia.com)
> both use "web site" If you type in "website" to find the
> meaning, only
> a definition for "web site" comes up.
>
> In the very begining back in 1995, I remember well it used
> to be
> website, even my tutor spelled it like that back then.
>
> I have stuck to the traditional spelling, at my website (a
> directory for
> librarians)
> http://www.geocities.com/infolibrary/Page1.htm
>
> But unfortunately as my website is a directory, I have had
> to use the
> other spelling convention, "web site" which some users
> had included as part of the description and summary of
> their sites for
> inclusion in the directory.
>
>
> So I guess, like the debate between Macs and PCs, the
> debate between
> "web site" and "website" is gonna be around for a long time
> to come.
>
> Godfrey.
>
>
>
> Jane Ross wrote:
> >
> > Quick query to resolve a workplace debate! Should we
> > write web site or website? I favour the former (logic
> > cf web page and usage of several major sites) but wonder
> > if there has been a definitive pronouncement?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jane Ross
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> > Jane Ross
> > Information Manager
> > Bristol University Careers Advisory Service
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Marina Bruce
Deputy Librarian
St. George's Hospital Medical School
University of London
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