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From: Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de>
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Subject: Re: ON the INTERNET x IN the INTERNET, ON TV x IN TV
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:31:31 +0200
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jerry schrieb:
> Dear all,
>
> I supposed that only the phrase "...was published _on_ the Internet is
> possible." Lately I have seen some phrases using "...in the Internet."
> Would you comment on the usage of preposition On and In, please?
>
For me "in" sounds incorrect - the Internet isn't a publication but a
medium like radio or television where information is "broadcast", so to
speak.
> And would you consider the collocation IN TV as a wrong one?
>
Yes.
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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