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What are you trying to say? Can you write the whole sentence?
Generally speaking, no preposition is required: I am online.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 20:54 pm grammer |
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Both "in online" and "at online" are incorrect. Normally you don't need a preposition -- you can just say "online". However, one would need to see the complete sentence to be sure.
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 21:04 pm grammer |
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i mean "i am not online." is it correct.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 21:08 pm grammer |
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| "I am not online" is correct. The word "I" should be capitalised. |
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 21:13 pm grammer |
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let i do not expend my time by online now a days, at that situation can i use the above sentence.
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 21:18 pm grammer |
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i mean "i want to tell some one that i am not using internet now days because i am pretty busy with my daily work". at this situation can i use the above sentence.
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 22:01 pm grammer |
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The word "I" is capitalised. The first words of sentences are capitalised. If you care at all about using English correctly then you should pay attention to proper capitalisation.
Yes, you can use "I am not online" in the situation you describe, but of course you need extra words to explain the extra information. For example, you could say "I'm not online much these days because I'm pretty busy with work." (Note that this implies you don't use the Internet for work.) |
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Jul 21, 2011 22:19 pm grammer |
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thanks a lot
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Jul 23, 2011 18:05 pm grammer |
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| Duet062010 wrote: |
| i mean "i am not online." is it correct. |
I am offline. |
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| #11 (permalink) Sat Jul 23, 2011 18:48 pm grammer |
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| E2e4 wrote: |
| Duet062010 wrote: |
| i mean "i am not online." is it correct. |
I am offline. |
In everyday circumstances, and assuming we're talking about connection to the Internet, I think "I am not online" is more likely. This is because the word "online" has gained a general currency and popularity that "offline" has not. "I am offline" sounds to me more narrow and IT-focused. |
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