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on its own, the word "search" doesn't imply "the internet". linguistically, the verb "google" has cultural value beyond the brand. it's rare for the phrase "goo
by woodrowbarlow 9y ago
on its own, the word "search" doesn't imply "the internet". linguistically, the verb "google" has cultural value beyond the brand. it's rare for the phrase "google it" to actually mean "search the internet for it _using google_".
- myko 9y agoit's rare for the phrase "google it" to actually mean "search the internet for it _using google_". This is the only way I ever use the phrase "google it". I don't say I "googled" someone when I search for them on Facebook. I say it when I search on Google.
- eli 9y agoIf you told someone to google "foo" and instead they search for it on DuckDuckGo did they do something wrong?