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That is pretty ironic considering that google is actually a misspelling -- the correct spelling is "googol".

• axod 18y ago
  Of course. But googol isn't the 'expected/intuitive' spelling.
  • gaius 18y ago
    Any product that you have to explain to the user how to pronounce will fail. I looked at the word and my first thought was "how do you say that" - you don't win people over by making them feel stupid.
    • gcv 18y ago
      Don't overgeneralize. Consider "Audi." While obvious to a German speaker, an English speaker who has never heard the word before will wonder if it should be "oh-DI," "OH-di," "OW-di," or "ow-DI?" I think Cuil is a decent name, far better than Srchr or some other Web 2.0 contraction. If it overcomes its growing pains and solves all the hard problems involved in search, it'll do well.
      • axod 18y ago
        Audi started in germany then went global. Is cuil starting in Ireland?