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Rule "Collocation: in/on the Internet"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: in/on the Internet
Message: The usual collocation for technology is "on", not "in".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Land reclamation is in the internet.
    Correction suggestion: on the internet
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Land reclamation is on the internet.
  • ... went on to star in the TV series Murder, She Wrote as Jessica Fletcher.
  • There are many jobs available in the computer industry.
  • It is stored in the computer's memory.
  • In the internet age the use of the term...
ID: IN_THE_INTERNET [8]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-23 22:33:08 +0200)