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Do you capitalize "internet" ? - sm


Posted: May 08, 2012

I see it both ways and am curious as to what others do.

Thanks for any replies.

Found logical answer--Courtesy of Wikipedia - mtmw

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Internet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

Some guides specify that the word should be capitalized as a noun but not capitalized as an adjective.

I always do... - SH

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"Internet" is capitalized in every dictionary I've ever come across and I always capitalize it.

I found this:

Most language experts including the Associated Press and the editors of the Chicago Manual of Style and the Yahoo Style Guide, believe the Internet is one big specific network that people visit, so they recommend capitalizing the word “Internet.”

“Internet” is a proper noun because it refers to something specific, whereas “website” is a common noun because it can be used to refer to many different places on the Internet.

-http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/Capitalizing-Proper-Nouns.aspx


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