[ih] 'internet' and "Internet"

[touch at strayalpha.com]

On Aug 8, 2023, at 8:16 AM, John Levine via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> It appears that Noel Chiappa via Internet-history <jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu <mailto:jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>> said:
>>> From: "John Levine" <johnl at iecc.com <mailto:johnl at iecc.com>>
>> 
>>> You know, sometimes it's time to let go.
>> ...
> 
>> The fact that 'ordinary' people (such as the afore-mentioned idiots at the
>> AP) are confused in their terminology is not relevant. ...
> 
> I understand the difference, but in retrospect, it wasn't a great idea
> to come up with two terms with different meanings that differ only in
> capitalization. (How does one pronounce internet and Internet?)

May and may?
March and march?
Turkey and turkey?

There’s even a term for it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitonym#:~:text=A%20capitonym%20is%20a%20word,capital%20with%20the%20suffix%20%2Donym.

And don’t get me started with IPsec.

Joe (not joe, i.e., coffee) Touch (not touch, the verb)