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Subject:RE: URLs and the use of the possessive From:jgarison -at- ide -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 8 Nov 2001 14:19:45 -0500
I'd say something like : "Navigate to
www.microsoft.com/supportbase/name_of_article.html"
Give them a specific address (if possible) or at least a starting point web
address. The more specific the information, the better.
Why? Well, if I told you to go to the White House web site, you might very
well go to whitehouse.com - a porn site - rather than whitehouse.gov - the
real one.
My 2¢,
John
John Garison
Documentation Manager
IDe
150 Baker Avenue Extension
Concord, MA 01742
-----Original Message-----
From: Skilton Kate (ism1kns) [mailto:ism1kns -at- ups -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:33 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: URLs and the use of the possessive
Hello All:
I have a two-fold question.
When referring to another company's website, I believe that the correct way
to make the reference is by saying: "Go to the Microsoft Website..." vs. "Go
to Microsoft's Website..." or "Go to our Website..."
My problem is, that if I am correct in the above assumption, I need to find
this rule somewhere in print in order to prove my point. I cannot seem to
find anything in the Microsoft Manual of Style or other style guides to
support my case. I did find information regarding the possessive and
Microsoft's products, but nothing regarding URLs.
Can anyone out there help me/confirm my belief?
Thanks.
Kate Skilton
United Parcel Service
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