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 1 Google It! — Basic Story

The word "google" has many uses. It is an adjective, used to describe very large numbers. It is also a proper
noun. "Google" is the name of a popular Internet search engine. It also has a new meaning.
The writers of a new edition of a dictionary have used it as a verb. They list "google" as a verb. It means to
search the Internet. This makes terms like "google me" part of the English language. A person could say "I
wanted to know more about volcanoes so I googled it." "Google" is now an official part of the English language.
The dictionary's editors say that this just means that the public has adopted the term.
"Google" is one of 100 new words that were included in the new dictionary. Many other words are based on
technology. "Mouse potato" is someone who spends a lot of time in front of a computer. "Ringtone" is the
sound of a cell phone ringing.
Many new technology words have become common. We use them every day and don't even think about them.

 2 Google It! — Full Story

For many, the word "google" is a noun -- the name of a popular online search engine.
But according to the makers of the 2006 edition of the venerable Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it's now become
accepted as a verb, synonymous with searching the Internet.
Now terms like "I googled you" or "google me" are officially part of the English language, even though the
dictionary's editors said inclusion is just an acknowledgement that the public has adopted the term.
"Google" is just one of the 100 new words or expressions that made the cut for inclusion, including other
tech-friendly terms like mouse potato (someone who spends lots of time in front of a computer) or ringtone (the
ever-popular sound of an incoming cell phone call).

 3 adjective

a part of speech that describes something

 4 adopted

chosen and accepted as correct

 5 common

everyday; not unusual

 6 edition

one version of a series of printings of a book

 7 editors

people who check books before they're published

 8 noun

a part of speech meaning a person, place or thing

 9 official

approved; real

 10 public

the community of people as a whole

 11 technology

having to do with computers and electronics

 12 verb

an action word like "run" or "jump"

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