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"There is no single word other than google that conveys the action of searching the Internet using any search engine," How does "search" not convey searching t
by davis_m 9y ago
"There is no single word other than google that conveys the action of searching the Internet using any search engine,"
How does "search" not convey searching the internet using any search engine?
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- glitcher 9y agoExactly. > The appeals panel said trademark loss to genericide occurs when the name has become an "exclusive descriptor" that makes it difficult for competitors to compete unless they use that name. Nobody can convince me that Bing will improve it's marketing by suggesting that people should "use Bing to google anything on the Internet"! Interesting off-topic thought - I still catch myself saying "I'm going to uber there" when I'm actually using Lyft.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoI still instinctively tell people to "google it" even though I exclusively use Bing or DuckDuckGo. I usually catch myself after.
- RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 9y agoAnd in an alternate universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHuZ5qrYX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHuZ5qrYX4
- chops 9y agoHoly moly! So cringeworthy!
- nol13 9y agoi find odd pleasure in using alternative search engines as a verb in casual conversation
- voidz 9y agoFor laughs I sometimes say I'm AltaVista'ing something. Or "Veronica'ing" if I suspect they'd might get the reference.
- lesserknowndan 9y agoYes, but what search engine to you think they will use? I would expect Google.
- jacquesm 9y ago> How does "search" not convey searching the internet using any search engine? Because 'search' could also be you looking for the second sock to make a pair in 'the real world', search is not internet specific, google is.
- woodrowbarlow 9y agoon 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?
- Houshalter 9y agoHNs technical internet savvy audience is the wrong place to ask. Average people don't even know what search engine they use, just whatever their browser uses as default.