"The Internet" is the NAME of a single computer network. There are other networks with names, like Fidonet, Bitnet, Arpanet, etc, but most of them are not around anymore. Saying that it is no more a proper noun than car, refrigerator, or restaurant is simply wrong.
Siprnet is another name of a computer network and it's still in use (although not so widely). I'm against the decapitalizing of "Internet."
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Actually, "perusing" is to carefully examine, not to leisurely look at. Too many people get this wrong. From dictionary.com:
peruse
Pronunciation Key (p-rz)
tr.v. perused, perusing, peruses
To read or examine, typically with great care.
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"Boulder is 20 sq. miles surrounded by reality."
"The Internet" is the NAME of a single computer network. There are other networks with names, like Fidonet, Bitnet, Arpanet, etc, but most of them are not around anymore. Saying that it is no more a proper noun than car, refrigerator, or restaurant is simply wrong.
Siprnet is another name of a computer network and it's still in use (although not so widely). I'm against the decapitalizing of "Internet."