In the Internet or On the internet

In my opinion, you should use "On the internet."

AvangiIn my opinion, you should use "On the internet."

I agree completely. I've never heard "in".

yes, i agree with you. i've seen "on the internet". but i have a question. "internet" is not clear why we have to use "the"

khoa tran:

<< i have a question. "internet" is not clear why we have to use "the" ? >>

Good question. I don't think there's really a reason. These things just become traditional.

I saw it on TV.
I saw it on THE internet.
I heard it on THE

I think that definite article "the" is used as stylistic device as Internet is an abstract noun plus according to rules it should be capitalized. But there is another problem if it an is abstract noun why we use on the Internet? none of the dictionaries provide explanations( pity(

as a computer guy, let me tell u. "internet" and "Internet" are two different things. The Internet is basically where World Wide Web locates. "internet" can be any inter-connected networks, e.g., several LANs connecting together can be an internet but definitely NOT the Internet.

the - because Internet is something unique. There is one Internet, like THE sun, THE moon

Anonymousthe - because Internet is something unique. There is one Internet, like THE sun, THE moon

The problem is that "President Obama" is also something unique, but we never say "The President Obama".

Likewise for:

Laura was born in the 1970. (The year 1970 is unique, but there's no "the".)
Jake traveled to t

Yeah, technically the Internet is a kind of internet (or as we'd say "an instance" of :)). There can be other internets. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization_of_%22Internet%22

Here is the most complete technical definition and description of the terms: Internet and internet. It even mentions the related term: intranet.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/internet

However, it erred in the acronym "IP", defining it as Internal Protocol, when it really is Internet Protocol. Here is a