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Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 73678)

So do you say

I'm going to search internet :bad::bad:

because it is grammatically incorrect without an article of some kind, and it can't be an internet because the total count if existing internets is exactly one. :thinking::)

Originally Posted by Here4good (Post 73686)

Yes, I realise that whether I like it or not my use is wrong, but the more time I spend in this business (TEFL), the more I realise that what people say is one thing and what is recognised in the grammar books, the First Certificate exam, TOEFL, BULATS and anything else you want to bring up, is another.
However, I do think it's best to know "right" from "wrong" before deciding what's right for you and the environments in which you move.
Well, I could go on and on as no doubt you could too! I envisage many of this type of discussion as I reckon you're a stickler for the rules, and I'm not!:)

As you say, time to get off the high horse and walk around for a bit.:D

Originally Posted by xchic (Post 73693)

I just google;)


ah - now I know why we get on well:)

I tend to say "this is correct - but this is how you will more usually hear it"