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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Capitalization of Internet
Hello,
Do you always say "on the Internet", rather than "on the internet"? I see that people use both of them. Which one's more common in your experience?
Do you always say "on the Internet", rather than "on the internet"? I see that people use both of them. Which one's more common in your experience?
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Within the last ten years many publishers in the industry have switched from 'Internet' to 'internet'. Following the trend, I only use the newer version these days. Google's Ngram shows that "Internet" is still more common than "internet", however, but becoming less and less common, while the use of "internet" is increasing.
- Within the last ten years many publishers in the industry have switched from 'Internet' to 'internet'.
- Following the trend, I only use the newer version these days.
- Google's Ngram shows that "Internet" is still more common than "internet", however, but becoming less and less common, while the use of "internet" is increasing.
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Within the last ten years many publishers in the industry have switched from 'Internet' to 'internet'. Following the trend, I only use the newer version these days. Google's Ngram shows that "Internet" is still more common than "internet", however, but becoming less and less common, while the use of "internet" is increasing.
CJ
CJ
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http://www.dictionary.com/browse/internet?s=t
While the uppercase form Internet may still be preferred in formal writing, the lowercase form internet is regularly used in media, especially technology-related publications, and in most informal writing such as email and text messages. In contrast, the rela
While the uppercase form Internet may still be preferred in formal writing, the lowercase form internet is regularly used in media, especially technology-related publications, and in most informal writing such as email and text messages. In contrast, the rela
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Thank you both. Does that mean that both can be used and nobody should get angry? 
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Gene93nobody should get angry?Correct, barring the occasional nut-case.
CJ
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CalifJimCorrect, barring the occasional nut-case.Believe it or not, there are a few of these "nut cases" lurking around English Forums. But their rants and invective get shoved into the bit bucket by the moderators.
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The AP (Associated Press) style guidelines are used by many businesses in the U.S., and the very recent version finally changed to a lower-case "i" for internet.
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