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Am i the only one who thinks that using "Google it" instead of "search it" or "look it up" is problematic? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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There are so many search engines out there and even chat bots to get info from. I refuse to let Google monopolize an action.

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[–] 15 points 3 years ago (1 child)

It’s not the first time — plenty of people still use “Xerox” to mean copy even if they obviously are not referring to a machine made by Xerox

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    In Russian, it's a generally used term "xerox it" ("отксерить") for when you need to copy some papers

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