Language and Humor Blog » microsoft http://languageandhumor.com/blog Language, linguistics, English, foreign languages, sign languages, humor/humour, comedy Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:26:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Adding some style to your Internet words http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2010/07/adding-some-style-to-your-internet-words/ http://languageandhumor.com/blog/2010/07/adding-some-style-to-your-internet-words/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:11:59 +0000 Kevin http://languageandhumor.com/blog/?p=370 Continue reading →]]> Yahoo Style Guide

I just got the new The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World (about half of which is online for free).

The first thing I wanted to check was the word usage section to see how things have changed since the most recent Microsoft style guide: Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, Third Edition (2004). Below are some differences in the specific spelling of words (though Microsoft wouldn’t necessarily change these items in a future fourth edition of their guide).

Comparison of Internet Terms
Microsoft Manual of Style
(2004)		 The Yahoo! Style Guide
(2010)
1 GB (use a space) 1GB (no space)

e-mail (in general, like mail)

an e-mail message (like a letter)

to send an e-mail message

email

an email/emails or an email message

to email

the Web

Web page, Web site

webmaster, webcam, webcast

the Web

webpage, website

webmaster, webcam, webcast

I always thought the Web site/webmaster spelling contrast was a silly inconsistency. I’m glad Yahoo agrees.

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