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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

searching / surfing the Internet

Can I say,

(a) They were searching the Internet.

(b) They were surfing the internet.
  

Top answer

(a) They were searching the Web . (b) They were surfing the Web. It's difficult to do that with the Internet, which is much more general.

  • (a) They were searching the Web .
  • (b) They were surfing the Web.
  • It's difficult to do that with the Internet, which is much more general.
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4 Answers
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(a) They were searching the Web.

(b) They were surfing the Web.
It's difficult to do that with the Internet, which is much more general.
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Yes, but those guys using the Internet don't know what they're talking aboutEmotion: smile
Well, in fact you can be surfing parts of t
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Marius HancuYes, but those guys using the Internet don't know what they're talking about
Me!

This is new to me. I've always thought any sites that are open to public and are accessible through HTTP protocol belong to the Internet and that Web is just another name for the Internet.

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