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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Internet banks or Internet banks?

Dear teachers,

My understanding is that "Internet" should always start with Captial "I."
Accordingly, I think the following sentence should be changed as follows:

Also, internet banks, such as K-bank, are expected to be accredited in January 2017.
=> Also, Internet banks, such as K-bank, are expected to be accredited in January 2017.

Is this correct?

Thanks and best regards,

David Kim
  

Top answer

The advice on the style guides has been changing. Lower case is acceptable. although the lowercase form is rapidly gaining more widespread use.

— AlpheccaStars

  • The advice on the style guides has been changing.
  • Lower case is acceptable.
  • although the lowercase form is rapidly gaining more widespread use.
  • In British publications, internet is now the more common form.
  • com/browse/internet Usage Note: 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.
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The advice on the style guides has been changing. Lower case is acceptable.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Internet

...although the lowercase form is rapidly gaining more widespread use. In British publications, internet is now the more common form.

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