tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post5283263981116737684..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Blogger PSADavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-57255637682566903612012-07-26T07:34:46.773-07:002012-07-26T07:34:46.773-07:00Pedantry: 90% of the time, youre going to make you...Pedantry: 90% of the time, youre going to make yourself look like an idiot.Matthew Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177255268912918156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-9723449038329440962012-07-25T13:17:26.138-07:002012-07-25T13:17:26.138-07:00PG is correct. The word Internet is properly capit...PG is correct. The word Internet is properly capitalized. It is a custom-developed framework for communication, akin to a brand. <br /><br />At some point, there is likely to be more than one. Once that happens, we will have to refer to the specific one that is being used; no one will deny (I hope) that the "I" will have to be capitalized as part of the name. Only once we can refer to "an internet" generically can we use the word without capitalizing the first letter.troll_dc2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08433530917811035745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-77026314640282041922012-07-24T16:22:55.128-07:002012-07-24T16:22:55.128-07:00Agreed that it's incorrect to refer to a "...Agreed that it's incorrect to refer to a "blog" when you actually mean a post. However, I think capitalized internet is still standard style in most manuals. I've been revising something for publication lately and had to go through and capitalize all the internets.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com