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luckyeight

19th February 2011, 15:35
Pick Me Up prize crossword.
20 across Browse on a computer (4,3,3)
S_R_T_E_E

SURF THE WEB or SURF THE NET?
Which is most common? People say both!
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dandelion

19th February 2011, 15:44
I think either would be acceptable, Sometimes there is an alternative answer to clues and if they are applicable, then I believe that either answer is accepted as OK. However, I would prefer the setter not to put us in this predicament of choice.

Dandelion x
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ixion

19th February 2011, 15:54
surf the net seems to me to be the more frequently used phrase
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luckyeight

19th February 2011, 17:05
Dandelion, I quite agree with your statement re the setter.

I suppose the final decision of what would be acceptable would depend on the publication.

I am getting lots of responses re 'most common' phrase, and so far pretty much 50/50 for each of them!

Any more opinions gratefully received!
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jimc

19th February 2011, 17:14
Hi Luckyeight.

Google search lists about 0.9 million pages containing the phrase "surf the net" and 2.4 million with "surf the web".

Not that it's definitive.

JimC
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luckyeight

19th February 2011, 17:26
Well that's some solid evidence, JimC, so thanks for that!

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