2009/6/27 Ziko van Dijk zvandijk@googlemail.com:
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
-- Ziko van Dijk NL-Silvolde
In english you would frequently say Britannica with a "the". "The Wikipedia" would only come up in contexts like "the wikipedia encyclopedia..." which is about the only context I can think of where you would see "the Encarta" show up.