tag:www.barbarafeldman.com,2008://1/tag:blog.surfnetkids.com,2005://3.972- Comments for Google the Verb Welcome to my office. I am Barbara J. Feldman, syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Movable Type 4.1 tag:blog.surfnetkids.com,2005://3.972 2005-08-10T01:51:28Z 2007-02-27T23:53:12Z Google the Verb Did you notice the lower-case "google" used as a verb in my last post? The American Dialect Society chose "google" the verb as the "most useful word of 2002." Then,... http://www.surfnetkids.com Did you notice the lower-case "google" used as a verb in my last post?

The American Dialect Society chose "google" the verb as the "most useful word of 2002." Then, a few months ago, the Oxford American Dictionary blessed "google" by including it as a verb in their latest edition.

I'd heard "google" here and there, but wondered whether it should be capitalized when used as a verb. I found my answer at 8 Ways to Sunday:

"Nouns, adjectives and verbs derived from personal, national or geographical names are often lowercased when used with a specialized meaning" Chicago Manual of Style, 14th Ed. 7.49

Google (the corporation with a capital "G") is quite upset about the use of "google" as a verb. And their lawyers are working overtime trying to protect their trademark, and discourage the use of "google" as a verb.

What do think? Do you google? Or Google? Or not?

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