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Comment by Brenda Rogers on October 15, 2009 at 9:20

I use website. It's in American Heritage, which keeps up with things a little better than MW. If I can find *my* favorite in one of those, I'll use it. I think Web site is hopelessly out of step with the times. But like health care and healthcare, neither is wrong.

However, "login" is ridiculous!

Comment by Marla Sharp on October 15, 2009 at 9:15

I think "healthcare" will eventually be one word in all dictionaries. But until it becomes one in Merriam-Webster, I'm doing to do it as two words. Personally, I made a decision to stick with one dictionary for consistency. Makes life a little easier on me and my scopists and proofreaders.

I just hope "website" and "login" never become the norm. Ick.

Comment by Brenda Rogers on October 15, 2009 at 8:34

I've always used two words. Outside of a business name, I hadn't even seen it as one until a couple yrs ago. Can't trust business names; I never gave it a thought that it might be an acceptable spelling. MW doesn't list it as one and American Heritage has it only as an alternate spelling.

I'm with Jennie. I don't like it as one, and until it's wrong, I'm continuing to use two. It's one of those things reporters are divided on and neither side is wrong.

Unlike Jennie, I never worked "in-house" anywhere, so I never had the bouncing-off opportunites until I finally discovered Internet forums.

Comment by Rosalie DeLeonardis on October 15, 2009 at 8:19

Jennie, 15 years ago when I was a legal secretary I worked for a healthcare partner, and it was always one word. I haven't seen it used as two words in a long time.

Comment by Christine Kirley on October 15, 2009 at 5:41

Jennie,
You are more than welcome. It will be nice to get that one done, won't it.

Comment by Jennie Ann on October 14, 2009 at 23:47

Thanks, LeAnne. You know, I think you're right in picking one and using that throughout, except with "cybersecurty' and "cyber security."

There is the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and there is also a National Cyber Security Center. Each entity is spelled differently. I think I am going to keep everything else "cybersecurity," one word, with the one exception of that entity, "National Cyber Security Center.

I'm putting that hyphen back in cross-sector. So I'll have to go back and do a global for that.

I'm also going to do a global for "healthcare" as one word. Even though I prefer it as two words, I can live with the one word on "healthcare."

Thank you again, Christine and LeAnne. When I'm all alone, wondering how to handle these situations, it is nice to have two members of the forum provide their kind advice. I really do miss working in-house because of situations just like this.

Comment by LeAnne Law on October 14, 2009 at 16:44

Jennie, just pick one and be consistent so they can find it in the index. As Christine said, no one usually cares but us.

Comment by Jennie Ann on October 14, 2009 at 16:33

Hey, thanks so very much, Christine. I keep going back and forth, doing globals, changing it from this to that and then back to the first way.

To add insult to injury, now they have a Healthcare and Public Health Service Coordinating Council -- "healthcare" one word -- but the name of the entity serving it is Public Health Care -- two words -- Sector. SHEESH!

I will be bald by the time this transcript is done. I am literally pulling my hair out.

Comment by Christine Kirley on October 14, 2009 at 16:10

Jennie,
The things we trouble ourselves with, huh? I would just go with cybersecurity, one word. Your reasoning -- should anyone ask or care -- is you got if from their website.
Cross Sector, I would use their version in this case (You got it from their presentations.)

Normally, they are not even going to care.

Comment by Jennie Ann on October 14, 2009 at 14:43

Bump to the top. HELP! Job due tomorrow morning.

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