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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
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