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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)

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: when the verb "to google" came into existence, Google was against it because they weren't yet the monopoly they are now and they feared that using the term for other search engines would undermine their importance.

I use the term even though I use other search engines