surfing the internet

[ratóncolorao]

Surfing the internet or surfing on the internet?

Thank you

[emsr2d2]

Surfing the internet or surfing on the internet?

Thank you

To surf the internet/net.

[chester_100]

Some say surf through net, which is even more metaphoric.

[emsr2d2]

Some say surf through net, which is even more metaphoric.

I would like to say that in BrE, I have never heard "surf through net".

[Tdol]

It's a new area so usage may vary- you'll find surf on the net used sometimes, though the tendency seems to be to use no preposition. I actually don't hear the verb surf used that much nowadays either- I don't know whether other people hear it as much as before.

[emsr2d2]

It's a new area so usage may vary- you'll find surf on the net used sometimes, though the tendency seems to be to use no preposition. I actually don't hear the verb surf used that much nowadays either- I don't know whether other people hear it as much as before.

I agree that "surf" doesn't seem to be used as much these days. If someone asks me what I'm doing, I'm more likely to say "I'm on the net".