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Re:When did “the Internet” become “the internet?” by fmajid on Thursday December 10, 2020 @04:21PM (#25378873)
As far as I am concerned, it’s a place and capitalized, except if it’s used as an adjective.
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Re:When did “the Internet” become “the internet?” by SulphurCrested on Friday December 11, 2020 @12:33AM (#25382672)
Why, then, does it have a definite article? One does not catch a flight to "the New York".

(Some place names in English do have "the", but then it is capitalised, for example "The Pines" or "The Hague".)

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Re:When did “the Internet” become “the internet?” by fmajid on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:43AM (#25429744)
But not the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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