internet vs Internet

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The Internet is the largest global internet.

    -- Nx / talk09:18, 26 December 2011

    To non-techies, "internet" already means the global internet. "Capitalize Internet if it's the global internet" is irrelevant pedantism of the highest order. Every business tech article I've read refers to a company's mini-internet as an "intranet," and home networking enthusiasts just call their mini-internet the "network" (e.g. "What's the password to your network?"). (And if you want to go into what non-techies call it: to millions of people, the "internet" is a disc and a plastic box given to them by their ISP. And when something goes wrong, the first thing they say is "the internet is down." I doubt they remember to capitalize it when appropriate.)

      Star of David.png Radioactive Misanthrope09:33, 26 December 2011

      But the Internet is a proper noun.

        -- Nx / talk09:35, 26 December 2011

        To most everyone, "internet" is a thing, not a title.

          Star of David.png Radioactive Misanthrope09:37, 26 December 2011

          In this sense, "Internet" is a proper noun, used to refer to one thing rather than a general class of things, and proper nouns are generally capitalized.

            Mjollnir.svgListenerXTalkerX08:16, 31 December 2011
             
             
             
             
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