In, at or on ?

0 01i00to surf 01b00on02b00 01u00the02u00 internet02i00.02br
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00 See www.m-w.com. It's definition 5b.02br
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01i00on02i00: a function word to indicate means or agency <cut myself 01i00on02i00 a knife> <talk 01i00on

0 Interesting -- I think I hear most often "01i00surf the internet02i00" without any preposition, kind of like "tour the internet," or possibly "ride the internet." If you don't use the term "surf," though I would say "I was 01i00on the internet02i00 when you called." 0-

0 Wow! That's right! I think 01i00surf the internet02i00is even more common. I suppose we should do a Google search? 05002br
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00 OK.02br
00 52, 600 for 01i00surf on the internet02i02br
00 1,600,000 for 01i00surf the internet02i

0Hello, Khoff and Calif Jim!02br
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00Thank you for your answers concerning to my subject. But I am still in doubt what it's considered as a correct grammar :02br
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00Surf 01u01b00on02b02u00 the internet or surf 01u01b00the02b02u00 internet.02br
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00Best

0 They are both correct grammatically, but since more people use "surf the internet" it would be better to use that, in my opinion.02br
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0M-W 11th Collegiate accepts both.02br
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00Surf (verb) -- [transitive] to scan the offerings of (as television or the Internet) for something of interest; [intransitive] to scan a wide range of offerings for something of interest02br
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00surf the Internet -- "surf" acts as a transitive verb, and "Internet" acts as the direct object (the one being "su