Benny
Did you know you can now Google on any search engine? What do I mean?
Due to the frequent usage of the word, it has earned both a noun and verb form. As a noun (proper noun), it refers to a particular thing (company) which is what we have all been accustomed to.
However, in 2016 the name earned a verb form ‘google.’ In this instance, a transitive verb. A transitive verb is a verb which contains a subject when used in a sentence.
Example: She played football.
Play is a transitive verb because it contains a subject (football).
The verb form of the noun was developed in 2006 by various dictionaries including Oxford Dictionaries, Cambridge Dictionary and Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Thus,
I googled the name Virily and voila, Google returned the results in seconds.
You can use the verb form of Google either in lowercase (google) or in uppercase (Google).
I Googled but I didn’t see what I wanted.
The Sweden Language Council had coined the word ‘ungoogleable’ to refer to anything that can’t be found on any search engine when you search for it. Well, Google Inc. minded and thus SLC withdrew it to avoid legal battle.
Now, my dear Virily friends, what shall we google now? or, Google now?
Since the edit button is no longer available, I would like to correct that a transitive verb should have an object not a subject.
For instance, she played football. Played is a transitive verb because it has an object which is football.
Maybe I should google Historygal now !!!
Yah, you should google Historygal and let me know how it turns out?
Google is a name of a company thus in English grammar it will be referred to as a noun. However, due to its frequent usage a verb form was created. This means you can use google as a noun and a verb.
Instead of saying I want to search online you can say I want to google online.
I was just joking or teasing with the formation of Google as a verb. In reality you can use google search engine to search anything. Well, since Google is a verb you can use the verb to indicate you want to search for anything on any search engine.
As they say in my country, “Uncle Google knows everything.” I see a strange thing. Turns out he’s not that smart. Hahahaha
I see… Uncle Google doesn’t know everything as you’ve states. He’s limited.
and what happens when you google Google? 🙂
nicely done by the way!!!
Google will love you immensely and they might award you some prizes?
Thank you, Doc
google already loves me – i am on their beta list and test all sorts of their products!
Wow, that is great to hear. With your knowledge and expertise in technology, you’re better fit for it as it’s a form of reviewing them.
I just happen to contribute on Google Maps.
Google maps is a great way to contribute it helps others!
Google controls our lives. We should be scared as Google knows everything about us.
That is a sad truth. While they claim they use our details to tailor relevant advertisements to us and to provide relevant information, they sure know many things about us
Well… you can’t Yahoo on Google or Bing on either… Worse… you can’t duckduckgo… heheheh
Hahaha… They do deserve it as is the case with Google.
Sadly as you’ve stated we can’t yahoo, duckduckgo or even bing
Yes. I sometimes google on Yahoo Search (lol)
Hahaha…I can see you still google on Yahoo. This year, I haven’t.
Maybe Yahoo will also become a verb and we would be yahooing on Google too.
Ofcourse They too deserve that privilege (lol)
“Ungoogleable” is a new term to me. Some ungoogleable things are probably just hinding on the second page in the search results but no one has ever checked. 😀
That’s very funny, Ellie 😀
The second page in search results is the best place to hide anything. ?
Hahaha…That is funny.
Google was repulsed by that term. They claimed it is diminishing their label.
True, moat people don’t go past the first page.
That is amazing. We truly can Google anything now! 🙂
Yes, Carol. Now you don’t have to be guilty of googling on anything.