Learn English – “Searched on” vs “searched about”

word-choice

When to use the former and when to use the latter?

Example:

I went to the Internet and searched everything I could on animal
behavior.

I went to the Internet and searched everything I could about animal
behavior.

Best Answer

You can ...

search on some subject

and...also

search about something/one

What looked somewhat strange is "you went to the internet!'

Do you mean that you went to the cyber cafe?

Internet is not a physical shop here, so 'went to' in this context does not sound proper to me. Even if it's used, I'd go for a better option.

Common use is..

I searched everything about/on animal behavior on the Internet that I could.