The Day the Internet Became “internet”
10 Jun 2016 • theringer.comSince then, things have changed — or at least, two things have changed. In early April, the Associated Press announced that it would finally de-capitalize the words “internet” and “web” in its 2016 AP Stylebook, an influential handbook used by most major publications. The change had a ricochet effect on The New York Times, another stickler for antiquated styling, which announced it would follow suit last week.
Goodbye Internet. You will be missed. Long live the internet! (Someone needs to tell iOS spell correct about this news, LOL. )