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Old February 7th, 2002, 10:02 PM
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anybody help me?about the english syntax
on the internet
at the internet
over the internet
in the internet

which is right?
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Old February 8th, 2002, 12:01 AM
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How does this question in PHP forum ???

Also, You need to tell us the whole sentence.

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Old February 8th, 2002, 01:39 AM
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sorry, moderator
i dont know where to ask and where to post

like:
1. If you get __ the internet, please send me a mail

2. __ the internet, you can find all kinds of information.

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sorry, i had missed the "the"
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Old February 8th, 2002, 02:35 AM
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'on the' would best fill both blanks.
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Old February 8th, 2002, 02:49 AM
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For 1st ,
I guess 'on to' too would look good.



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Old February 8th, 2002, 05:45 AM
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'in the' for second.
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Old February 8th, 2002, 05:58 AM
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'in the' for second.


No I do not think 'in the' is better. On is correct one.

Btw We should have english grammer forum here ???

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Old February 8th, 2002, 06:50 AM
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'in the' for second.


Ok English is not my mother tongue, but "in the internet you can find information" sounds strange to me. I would rather have "on the...". "In a network", but "on the internet". Just sounds more right to me... (Do they speak English on the North Pole or is English a foreign language to you AlCapone? )

All in all prepositions are really crappy things and they are even worse in Norwegian.
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Btw We should have english grammer forum here ???

If homework questions are allowed - yes, please!
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Old February 8th, 2002, 08:52 AM
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>>is English a foreign language to you AlCapone?
Yep you got that correct - not that I am trying to hide it.

Really, I think of internet as of a network which contains info. Information is not on it, not at it, but rather in it. 'Over' is probably as foreign to the internet as I am to usa
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Really, I think of internet as of a network which contains info.


That's not correct, tho. The internet is a network CONNECTING devices, it does not contain data iteself so the data isn't IN the internet. Traditionally, data is considered to be ON a device (perhaps because it's written ON the surface of media?... tho once in RAM it's considered IN RAM.

Also, computers (and therefore the computer's user) are considered to be ON the internet once connected.
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Your explanation would make "at the internet" logical (I know it's wrong)
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That's not correct, tho. The internet is a network CONNECTING devices, it does not contain data iteself so the data isn't IN the internet. Traditionally, data is considered to be ON a device (perhaps because it's written ON the surface of media?... tho once in RAM it's considered IN RAM.

Also, computers (and therefore the computer's user) are considered to be ON the internet once connected.



That is toooooooooooooooo much, seeing the original question !!!

Frankly, this is really interesting stuff !!!

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okie, by "network which contains info" I really meant network which contains info, not network which interconnects devices who got the info. Now, I know the definition of 'internet' and how it came around, and whenever I do anything related with it I picture series of boxes connected with this wire (way too simplified), but when I sit in front of my computer I see internet as a place rather then net.
Technically - I am 100% wrong here, but cruel reality is that I do not want to think of all the stuff working behind flashing lights of hub, but hey, thats just me
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