The Internet's lowercase demotion by AP Stylebook upsets the internets

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The end of an era is coming: As of June 1, Internet will no longer be capitalized.

No, there’s no law mandating the change, and the Internet will still be a thing, you’ll just start to notice a difference in the way the word appears on many websites

The update reflects a shift in the Associated Press Stylebook, the writing bible for many journalists in the U.S.

So while a large number of websites that don’t use the AP Stylebook as a guide will continue to write the word as they see fit, for many others, readers will need to get used to seeing the word as “internet.” Read more…

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