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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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[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You have a point, but sometimes you gotta choose your battles.

In fact it can hurt Google if their trademark term develops a generic or nonspecific meaning. So dating "Google it" and then linking to ddg might be the best thing you could do.