It's not as if the sayer is receiving an invoice from the corporation every time that he/she says it, is it?
2007-07-28 16:15:13 · 10 answers · asked by sharifjunaid 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I meant sending an invoice for payment to the corp.
2007-07-28 16:19:43 · update #1
Nah! It's just like "LOL" and other stupid internet shorthand. Inaccurate perhaps, but you know what they mean.
2007-07-28 16:25:14 · answer #1 · answered by ToolManJobber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I Googled to see if I could find a survey on whether people are annoyed about using the word google for web search, but I didn't find anything.
I'll have to google it again later. :)
English is a living language.That means it changes and evolves all the time. Many of the words you use now and don't give a second thought too were at one time "brand names"
I.E.
AstroTurf, Baggies, Band-Aid, Beer Nuts, Breathalyzer, Brillo Pads, Coke, Dacron, Dumpster, Frisbee, Hi-Liter, Hula-Hoop, Jacuzzi, Jeep, Jell-O, Jockey Shorts, Kitty Litter, Kleenex, Laundromat, Liquid Paper, Magic Marker, Muzak, Novocain, Ping-Pong, Play-Doh, Popsicle, Post-it Note, Q-Tip, Realtor, Rollerblade, Scotch Tape, Scrabble, Seeing Eye (dog), Sheetrock, Slim Jim, Styrofoam, Super glue, Technicolor, Teflon, TelePrompTer, Vaseline, Velcro, Walkman.
2007-07-28 23:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by dropkick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is like saying Kleenex when you mean a paper hanky. It is a universally accepted term for that kind of search. I know the difference and I use google for any search description.
And knowing the difference from having tried them all, I use Google as my searcher every time except when I am in Yahoo Answers. The results are better - sorry Yahoo.
2007-07-28 23:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using a brand name as generic may actually be annoying to the trademark owner (who might lose some rights if the practice is allowed), but common:
Jello, Frigidaire, Xerox and a slew of other products have become household generic terms.
Language is what people use, not necessarily what's in the rule books.
2007-07-28 23:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really get annoyed by it. Google is the most used search engine, and "Google" refers to the website that only consits of the search engine. (Gmail would refer to their e-mail website.) It wouldn't make sense for you to "yahoo" something, because there's many possible meanings for the term. It could mean to e-mail something to a specific person or service, it could mean to send an instant message, or it could mean to look up the answer on "Yahoo! Answers!". Google.com, not including gmail.com, is strictly a search engine. Googling something can not be easily confused for e-mailing or instant messaging like a term such as "Yahoo" can.
2007-07-28 23:25:04 · answer #5 · answered by t_dildine2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all, looks like you're not getting the meaning of "google"
2007-07-28 23:27:55 · answer #6 · answered by LaGellies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't bother me a bit. How about the common use of "Kleenex", "coke", or "cutex"?
2007-07-28 23:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by Wildflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I get annoyed at people who get annoyed at little things.
It's.....well, it just evokes vexation (go Google it).
2007-07-28 23:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by TameBeast 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, now get back to picking the cotton sharifjunaid before i wip u.
2007-07-28 23:29:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well it is the most famous (and best IMO)
2007-07-28 23:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by J Stilla Da Mic Killa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋