grammar and technology
Does anyone have a source on how to properly write Internet terms? I am interested in knowing when, for example, e-health should be capitalized, and whether both the "e" and "h" are treated similarly or different in rules of capitalization. Thanks, Kris L. Kris Gowen, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Introducing FACCT's New Clearinghouse A resource for the latest information, tools and research on consumer-centered health care. http://www.facct.org
On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Kris Gowen wrote: :Does anyone have a source on how to properly write Internet terms? a citation out of electronic journal on Internet issues, Firstmonday (http://www.firstmonday.org/instructions.html) For general Internet writing style and usage, authors are encouraged to consult Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age, edited by Constance Hale (San Francisco: HardWired, 1996). For example, the World Wide Web can be referred to as the Web or the World Wide Web but not the web (something that spiders construct to attract meals). The Internet should be called the Internet, not the internet or the net (used by fishermen for meals) or the Net or the 'Net. Electronic mail can be referred to as e-mail or E-mail but not email or Email. Hope the reference in that citation helps. Pille Vengerfeldt PhD student
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