[Air-l] Origin of the term "Internet" ?

Jeremy Hunsinger jhuns at vt.edu
Thu Mar 29 11:41:20 PDT 2007


the association standardized on small i, internet a while ago.
On Mar 29, 2007, at 2:16 PM, M.B.Gaved wrote:

> "Internet" or "internet"?
>
> Maybe it's also got something to do with novelty - I am sure I've  
> seen a shift from people referring to "E-mail" towards "e-mail" and  
> now just plain "email".  In the same way I think the shift has  
> probably happened from "Internet" to "internet" as it's now seen as  
> commonplace and not worth capitalising.




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