"Website" or "Web site"?

This has been under debate for a long time, but last June the Associated Press Stylebook, the standard for grammar throughout the news world, took a stand and declared "website" the winner.

From their release:
The AP said the change from "Web site" to "website" was based on increasingly common usage both in print and online.

“In making the change, the Stylebook team considered responses from our staff as well as readers and users of the Stylebook. It was clear that website has become the widely accepted usage," said Darrell Christian, AP editor-at-large.

Another fantastic reference, The Chicago Manual of Style, mentions on their FAQs page: "We prefer website."

What about "email" vs. "e-mail"? Both sources noted above prefer to use "e-mail" although there are numerous corporations and people all over the world using "email." It's been said that using "e-mail" seems old fashioned, and that the hyphen adds extra clutter. It's also been said that losing the hyphen is lazy. Everyone has an opinion I suppose...

The bottom line is to select one use for your organization and stick to it! Include it in your brand guidelines and make sure everyone knows the rule, creating consistency throughout your materials.