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"
-- Eddie A. Tejeda
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Ziko van Dijk zvandijk@googlemail.comwrote:
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
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