does the word internet has to be capitalized?

[gonghai]

does the word internet has to be capitalized?

when i typed out in microsoft word it says it has to be capitalized.
i don't capitalize
i am wondering does it have to be capitalized

[Ulli]

Originally Posted by gonghai

does the word internet has to be capitalized?

when i typed out in microsoft word it says it has to be capitalized.
i don't capitalize
i am wondering does it have to be capitalized

Yes, it's capitalized,gonghai, I looked it up at

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...&dict=CALD


:wink:

[Tdol]

Microsoft insist on capitalising it, but many don't bother. I capitalise in formal texts and use lower case elsewhere.

[gonghai]

Originally Posted by tdol

Microsoft insist on capitalising it, but many don't bother. I capitalise in formal texts and use lower case elsewhere.

oh ic becuase i prefer it in lower case
what kind of text do you consider formal texts

[Tdol]

If I were writing it in my CV, say, I would use a capital letter.

[Ulli]

:D

[Joe]

In my opinion, they are different. "internet" is a general term, short for internetwork. Any network interconnecting computing devices can be called "internet". "Internet" is a specific computer networking. The standards of the Internet are specified by some international organization.

[Tdol]

Interesting point there, Joe, and in your example you could easily capitalise, but I would still probably use a small letter informally as it isn't actually the name of something, just as I would say 'the standards of business are regulated...'