Matt Powell - What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs? Commentstag:www.matt-powell.org.nz,2008:/2008/4/20/what-rolls-down-stairs-alone-or-in-pairs/commentsMephisto Drax2008-04-21T00:37:41ZMatttag:www.matt-powell.org.nz,2008-04-20:23:252008-04-21T00:31:21Z2008-04-21T00:31:21ZComment on 'What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs?' by Matt<p>My personal preference is for ‘website’, but I’ve worked in a number of places that all had their own idiosyncracies in this regard. The important thing is to pick a house style and stick with it.</p>
<p>There’s a fine line between clinging to outdated linguistic devices (<em>nobody</em> worries about split infinitives anymore) and being ‘correct’, because the definition of what’s ‘correct’ changes as the language is changing. Still, I can’t help but feel like some of those changes have been for the worse, and motivated by ignorance rather than by a genuine need to expand the scope or richness of the language, and that makes me sad.</p>adriantag:www.matt-powell.org.nz,2008-04-20:23:242008-04-21T00:24:00Z2008-04-21T00:24:00ZComment on 'What rolls down stairs, alone or in pairs?' by adrian<p>If it wasn’t for the pedants where would we be? I, for one, am glad you’re doing your best to stand up and be counted for good grammar. Precision in language is part of precise and effective communication. I’m sure this will make me sound older than I am, but “the youth of today” just don’t get it do they?
My worry is about website and web site, which should I use?</p>