Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:03:50 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] Re: software recommendation Message-ID: <20060405090350.GB29282@gothmog.pc> In-Reply-To: <20060404235729.GA14526@catflap.slightlystrange.org> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGEBDHEAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> <4432F27F.1000701@greenmeadow.ca> <20060404235729.GA14526@catflap.slightlystrange.org>
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On 2006-04-05 00:57, Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 07:26:07PM -0300, Duane Whitty wrote: > > Try googling (can this really be a word :) ) browser > > automation name_of browser. > > According to Dictionary.com, yes. It gives three definitions, > two of which are listed as verbs. Therefore, the present > participle "googling" is an acceptable word in English. Good > enough for me! > > I wonder - do other languages have similar neologisms? Greek does. We even have the occasional flamefest about the proper way to write or pronounce these neologisms :)
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