Google is a verb as per Oxford
The prestigious Oxford english dictionary has updated its records and included the word "google" and defined it as a verb.
While inclusion in the highly respected dictionary does prove Google's pop-culture cachet and a certain jene sais quoi ("I don't know what;" added to the OED in 1656), verbing isn't always a good thing. Just ask Xerox how it feels about its company name becoming a synonym for photocopying, a word use the company has fought tooth and nail for many years. Trademarks such as Xerox have to be defended, or they risk lapsing into the public domain.
I can't blame them, because they are out there reading newspapers and articles to hunt for new words and how these words are used. I guess one of their editors usually say "lets hunt for new words, try googling cnn, msnbc, and other news sites and run them over our directory word checker to see what's new".
Want to read more? Try googling msnbc or you may click on this
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By admin, February 13, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
You should try googling as per, and take heed.