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In the future, games won't only be on "the" TV...



 
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In the future, games won't only be on "the" TV... #1 (permalink) Thu Oct 19, 2006 15:03 pm   In the future, games won't only be on "the" TV...		  
Hello teachers,

I saw the following sentence in an English-teaching magazine:
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...in the future, games won't only be on the TV


My question is: why is it "on the TV" and not "on TV"? I learnt that "on TV" means it is shown on TV as in a TV programme, while "on the TV" means on the television set?

Thanks for your answers in advance! :)

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In the future, games won't only be on "the" TV... #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:56 am   In the future, games won't only be on "the" TV...		  
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This is common usage. On (the) TV is specifying a particular medium, as opposed to at (the) movies, in (the) newspapers, etc.
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