Google is the company; "to google" is the verb.
Of course it's always good to know the "proper" language; however, since the Oxford English Dictionary is generally seen as the reference for "correct" English, like it or not, if they say that "to google" has been recognized as an official term for searching online, it has become "the proper language" and not slang. The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary has also added it.
I don't know if "to google" is in the Oxford Dictionary but languages, just like everything else develop over the time. Even the English language. The verb "to google" is today a verb in many languages and fully accepted as 100% correct and proper.
I wander why we cannot say "to altavista" instead? :dunno: That is just as correct as "to google". I guess Google was more successful in marketing but languagewise must be equal.
However it is, TS mentions "len" and he/she is right,
lens is the singular form of lens and
lenses is the plural form of lens. He is right about that it is a vital word for our hobby/profession and should not be misspelled. BTW, I think it is not misspelled, marco is misspelled for macro, len is a mistake and lack of knowledge. The "s" at the end makes it so confusing some times for some people.
Sorry for my contribution in this debate about the English, my posts are probably full of misspellings and gramatical errors, but being from Sweden may excuse my errors. I, on the other hand know the words lens and lenses and also know how to google. :bsmilie:
Anyway, interesting that people still react on "len" issue here. It has been here long before the day I became a member, over a year ago.
I am more upset about other words, like:
issit = is it
osso = also
de = the
dei = they
da = there
dat = that
im = I'm
and so on. These are just example of arrogance. I generally refuse to deciffer posts that are filled with those and other similar words. I think people who post questions or respond to others should use as correct English as they can, not just assume that we are here to find out what they actually want to say. I think some members believe that there is an obligation for others to answer and to help them. No, it is not. What we do, we do in our free time, in some cases without even a "thank you" as a recognition for our efforts. In my opinion the minimum requirement we should have on every member is to try to write as proper as possible. I do not demand to look up every word, but I think it is a good idea to read through by clicking "Preview Post" before "Submit Reply" and to use as right English as possible. That is called respect. Respect to others who spend time here, trying to help CSers. It saves a lot of time of the active members. In some cases grammar, spelling and structure is so bad that an 7 or 8 years old, elementary student could do better. I think that is terrible. I do however excuse the use of "len", I just gave up on that one.
Well, that's it. I doubt anybody bothers to read so many words, but in case you did read every word, thank you for reading about my thoughts.
