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zvandijk at googlemail

Jun 27, 2009, 8:12 AM


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Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"?
Hello,
Could someone explain to me why "Wikipedia" is without definite
article? In English you say "the Britannica", so why not "the
Wikipedia"? I am wondering that also in German Wikipedians and
non-Wikipedians tend to drop the article, although we say "der
Brockhaus".
Kind regards
Ziko

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Ziko van Dijk
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Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? zvandijk at googlemail Jun 27, 2009, 8:12 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? gerard.meijssen at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 8:22 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? geniice at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 8:26 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? andrew.gray at dunelm Jun 27, 2009, 8:29 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? eddie at visudo Jun 27, 2009, 8:36 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? wikipedia at verizon Jun 27, 2009, 8:37 AM
        Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? unionhawk.sitemod at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 9:38 AM
        Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? thomas.dalton at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 9:48 AM
        Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? jim at scrubnugget Jun 27, 2009, 10:59 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? zvandijk at googlemail Jun 27, 2009, 10:16 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? unionhawk.sitemod at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 10:54 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? wikimail at inbox Jun 27, 2009, 11:36 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? wikimail at inbox Jun 27, 2009, 11:51 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? thomas.dalton at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 11:56 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? thomas.dalton at gmail Jun 27, 2009, 11:58 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? meta.sj at gmail Jun 28, 2009, 12:52 PM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? wikimail at inbox Jun 28, 2009, 1:17 PM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? thomas.dalton at gmail Jun 28, 2009, 1:45 PM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? phoebe.wiki at gmail Jun 29, 2009, 11:11 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? steven at readwriteweb Jun 29, 2009, 11:13 AM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? delirium at hackish Jul 5, 2009, 4:29 PM
        Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? meta.sj at gmail Jul 6, 2009, 7:32 PM
    Re: Why "Wikipedia" and not "the Wikipedia"? dgerard at gmail Jul 8, 2009, 5:01 AM

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