Comments on: “Web site” vs. “website”

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:26:24 +0000

I use “Web site” when I’m editing for others. “Web” in this context refers to the World Wide Web, not to be confused with, say, a spider’s web. However, in casual writing (say, in personal emails to friends, not business associates), I often use “website,” which I think we will all end up gravitating toward.

By: toi

toi — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:58:20 +0000

I prefer ‘Web Site’ with the capital letters as formal.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:12:31 +0000

“Web” I thought was a proper name, thus needed to be separate and capitalized. You wouldn’t say , “petershouse,” if it was “Peter’s house.”
So, Web site.

By: Richard Valenty

Richard Valenty — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:10:38 +0000

Egads! I do know how to spell the word “the.” Apparently the holidays were quite good to me. Still, the AP Stylebook does say “Web site.”

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:12:43 +0000

Tha AP Stylebook says “Web site.”

By: Arlene

Arlene — Mon, 10 May 2004 20:01:50 +0000

My vote would be to add website to the new compound word list.

By: lucyonline

lucyonline — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:31:57 +0000

Although I am fighting the losing battle of “a lot” staying two words, I don’t seem to mind website. However, whatever you do DON’T add a hyphen, a la web-site. Just go for it.
–Lucy

By: whois

whois — Sat, 23 Aug 2003 02:45:50 +0000

Please post more comments, I will visit this site again soon.

By: postal code

postal code — Sat, 26 Jul 2003 05:15:10 +0000

Just wanna say hi to you after reading your blog.

By: Priya Shah

Priya Shah — Tue, 20 May 2003 13:55:10 +0000

Better to write “website” because its what searchers type into search engines. A marketer must speak the language of their customer… unless their customers are grammar teachers