I've always assumed it's because websites are locations... not things.
You don't say "go to the google" or "go to the wikipedia" for the
same
reason you do not say "go to the new york" or "go to the london"
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Eddie A. Tejeda
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Ziko van Dijk <zvandijk(a)googlemail.com>wrote;wrote:
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
NL-Silvolde
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