My internet went off and didn't come back on for one

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tufguy

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1) My internet went off and didn't come back on for one hour.

2) My internet went offline and didn't come back online for one hour.

Please check my sentences.
 

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Sentence one works. It's your devices, not your internet, that go on or off line. Note that the verbs consist of two separate words.
 

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Sentence one works. It's your devices, not your internet, that go on or off line. Note that the verbs consist of two separate words.

How about my second sentence? Don't we say "Internet goes off line and comes back online"?
 

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How about my second sentence? Don't we say "Internet goes off line and comes back online"?
See #2. There's no point keeping this thread going, so I'm closing it.
 
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