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I agree with this, except I don't necessarily think of .net as old. Personally whenever I get around to getting a new domain, I'm planning on it being ".io".

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All my personal domains are .net. I prefer it to .com, as I think it rolls off the tongue better. I also think it sounds a bit more neutral than .com which always sounds to me like it should be a business and a few of my domains are just personal projects or non-commercial.

As regards .online, it always strikes me as a bit of a <whatever the opposite of oxymoron is>

Pleonasms! The following text contains 6 examples:

Dear John,

You have been invited to the president's birthday, please RSVP by post.

Attached you'll also find a PIN number. It's part of a free gift; true fact! Just use it on any ATM machine.

Best, Tim

PS: could you please bring some chai tea?

Thanks. Who said HN wasn't educational?

OK. I'll play:

1: Please RSVP 2: PIN number 3: Free gift 4: true fact 5: ATM machine 6: Chai tea

PS: PLEONASM sounds like a Spoonerism.

Yep :)

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