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Kenny1999 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Has "Google" now become a verb?

I have heard or seen a couple of times

e.g. Can you google by yourself?

e.g. Can you google it?

Is it informal? What's the more formal way if it isn't?

  

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kenny1999 Is it informal? 'google' has been a verb for many years. It seldom comes up in formal writing.

  • kenny1999 Is it informal?
  • 'google' has been a verb for many years.
  • It seldom comes up in formal writing.
  • In that sense, it's informal.
  • kenny1999 What's the more formal way if it isn't?
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kenny1999Is it informal?

'google' has been a verb for many years.

It seldom comes up in formal writing. In that sense, it's informal.

kenny1999What's the more formal way if it isn't?

to google it ~ to look it up using Google ~ to use Google to look it up ~ to do a Google search on it

CJ

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