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MFG Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Internet
Can we now lowercase the word"internet?"
and can we lowercase "net" for internet?
and can we lowercase "net" for internet?
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You do see lowercase, but I prefer to capitalise. Technically there is (or was) a difference between (an) "internet", meaning any connected group of networks, and (the) "Internet", meaning the global network that we all now share. In casual or everyday usage this distinction is not important since the latter would be understood anyway.
- You do see lowercase, but I prefer to capitalise.
- Technically there is (or was) a difference between (an) "internet", meaning any connected group of networks, and (the) "Internet", meaning the global network that we all now share.
- In casual or everyday usage this distinction is not important since the latter would be understood anyway.
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You do see lowercase, but I prefer to capitalise.
Technically there is (or was) a difference between (an) "internet", meaning any connected group of networks, and (the) "Internet", meaning the global network that we all now share. In casual or everyday usage this distinction is not important since the latter would be understood anyway.
Technically there is (or was) a difference between (an) "internet", meaning any connected group of networks, and (the) "Internet", meaning the global network that we all now share. In casual or everyday usage this distinction is not important since the latter would be understood anyway.
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