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Wed Dec-15-04 04:20 PM
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Does anyone say "The Information Superhighway" anymore? |
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I heard my English Professor say it and almost fell off my chair, who says that anymore?!?! HA!
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:21 PM
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1. the cool kids say "internets" now. |
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:42 PM
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13. "Internets" technically isn't incorrect. |
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The Internet began its existence as a way to connect existing computer networks to each other over huge distances, hence the name "Interlinked Networks". That mouthful was quickly shortened to "Internets", and then just as quickly "Internet".
Because the root words that combined to create "Internet" are plural, placing the "s" on the end is technically correct.
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:47 PM
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Does this mean we have to stop mocking Pres. Bush? :P
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:49 PM
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15. Absolutely not! Mock away! |
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Just don't mock any of us old hands that occasionally forget which decade we're in and slip out the wrong name ;)
Bush is ALWAYS fair game!:spank:
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:21 PM
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:21 PM
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3. The Same Kind of People Who Refer to "the Internets" |
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:22 PM
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:23 PM
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5. No because "The highways became more few" |
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:24 PM
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6. LOL - one of my favorites! |
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:25 PM
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7. I didn't know anyone much referred to the internet |
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as the information superhighway. I have always called it the internet and that is working fine for me. I'll leave "internets" to Bush.
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:25 PM
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8. I hear the internet is on computers now.... |
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:31 PM
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:36 PM
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10. David Letterman used to call it...... |
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"The Information Superhighway to nowhere!" :7
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:36 PM
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11. I wish "surfing" would die. |
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Who the heck came up with that, and can I beat him senseless? I've been an Internet user since 1988 (no web back then) and first heard the term "surfing the Internet" back around 1994 or so. I thought it was a dumb fad that would pass into history quickly, but keep getting proven wrong.
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:39 PM
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12. Better known by its proper name which is .. |
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AOL.
And by the way, with new AOL 9.0 the World Wide Internet is now faster than ever.
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Wed Dec-15-04 04:50 PM
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16. I said that just the other day |
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My mom called and asked what I was doing and I said I was spending a lot of time on the information superhighway.
No, really, nobody says that anymore.
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Wed Dec-15-04 05:20 PM
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17. Nope...I just call it the 'Net |
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small n, big N, no difference.
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Wed Dec-15-04 07:28 PM
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18. only if making a corny joke about they are stuck on the on ramp |
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or can't find the on ramp or some dumb thing like that
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