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Re:AP Style alert: Don’t capitalize internet and web any more by Retra on Sunday April 03, 2016 @02:18AM (#11415152)
My usage of the internet really isn't that much different from my usage of the automobile. I don't know why you think it's a proper noun. It's just the name of the thing.
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Re:AP Style alert: Don’t capitalize internet and web any more by niccaluim on Sunday April 03, 2016 @02:48AM (#11415201)
Ditto the sun, the moon, the sky, the world, the universe, etc.

Seek ye not consistency in the rules of the English language; that way lies madness.

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Re:AP Style alert: Don’t capitalize internet and web any more by Jedd on Sunday April 03, 2016 @03:39AM (#11415308)
Ask what planet people live on and they'll invariably tell you they live on the Earth.

Whereas in the speculative future, people are unlikely to say they live on the Mars (etc).

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Re:AP Style alert: Don’t capitalize internet and web any more by DonHopkins on Sunday April 03, 2016 @05:21AM (#11415498)
Not necessarily. It's not my planet, monkey boy.

Ming the Merciless sidestepped the issue by labeling his buttons in capital letters. [1]

[1] http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9E0myUALKw/UIRPUfNFiBI/AAAAAAAABE...

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Re:AP Style alert: Don’t capitalize internet and web any more by ddddddddq on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @02:25AM (#11437002)
Which automobile?
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