TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Web vs. web? From:Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- LYNX -dot- DAC -dot- NEU -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:33:32 -0500
>
>
>I have to disagree with the view that the internet or web should have a =
>capitalised initial on the grounds (essentially) that it is a proper =
>noun. The fact that -- at the moment -- there is only one internet/web =
>does not make it a proper noun; ultimately there is scope for more =
>internets/webs.
But the World Wide Web is only PART of the Internet.
_________________________________________
Bonnie Granat
Technical Writing, Editing, & Consulting http://lynx.neu.edu/home/httpd/b/bgranat
