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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
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use of "where"

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00is the use of "where" correct here? Thank you02br
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00We have to be careful on Internet, especially online trading 01font00where02font00 transactions are based on trust.0-
  

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1i00We have to be careful on 01b00the 02b00Internet, especially 01b00with02b00 online trading01b00,02b00 01font00where02font00 transactions are based on trust.02i02br
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00Yes, though some grammarians object to 'where' used non-spatially; they wou
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0got it thanks so much.02br
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00One point, why "the Internet", there is only 1 internet and "Internet" is a noun, so why do we need "the"02br
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00Similarly, we don't say "The Microsoft"... etc02br
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00Thank you.0-
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0There is only one Empire State Building too, but we still call it the Empire State Building. There are a lot of special cases in which we use or do not use the definite article: Lake Michigan, the Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, The Netherlands, the Sphinx, etc.0-

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