Tomayto, Tomahto
December 15, 2005
Quick, pick the correct term: "video game" or "videogame"? The question regarding which of the two terms is the correct way to describe electronic games displayed on a screen has come up again as some people are starting to push for one spelling over the other. Why should there be a controversy? In this big modern world of ours, who is to say which spelling is the right one?
I am. I say that "video game" is the correct way to spell the term. We say it as two words, so why not spell it that way? Whenever I see "videogame" I parse the pronunciation in my head as "vih-day-oh-gah-may". We don't play vihdayohgahmays. We play video games. Let's continue to spell it that way.