Eureka
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Hi teachers!
I'm doing a research about noun to verb conversion. I need some help. Do you think the sentence below sound natural or awkward?
"John googled his high school alumni on Yahoo."
As most of you know, "Google" is proepr noun representing a brand name of search engine and now it is commonly used as a verb refferring to searching for information on in English.
My point is that if the sentence is correct, the verb 'google' can have the meaning "search information" losing its specfic sense "google". If not, it can only be used in the context "search the information with google".
I want you to know what you think about the sentence in terms of native speakers. Please hep.
Thnaks millions in advance. Have a nice day!
I'm doing a research about noun to verb conversion. I need some help. Do you think the sentence below sound natural or awkward?
"John googled his high school alumni on Yahoo."
As most of you know, "Google" is proepr noun representing a brand name of search engine and now it is commonly used as a verb refferring to searching for information on in English.
My point is that if the sentence is correct, the verb 'google' can have the meaning "search information" losing its specfic sense "google". If not, it can only be used in the context "search the information with google".
I want you to know what you think about the sentence in terms of native speakers. Please hep.
Thnaks millions in advance. Have a nice day!