Monday, December 3, 2012

Internet/intranet: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Monday, December 3, 2012

Internet/intranet 
“Internet” is the proper name of the network most people connect to, and the word needs to be capitalized. However “intranet,” a network confined to a smaller group, is a generic term that does not deserve capitalization. In advertising, we often read things like “unlimited Internet, $35.” It would be more accurate to refer in this sort of context to “Internet access.”


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