#48 Kiedy „Google” Staje Się Czasownikiem – Angielski w Praktyce

If you think about it, you're probably already doing this in Polish. Do you ever call sneakers adidasy? Or diapers, pampersy? Same thing. So when someone says, can you google that? You'll know they're not talking about the company. They're just telling you to look something up. Więc dzisiaj przejdźmy przez niektóre z najnowszych przykładów i porozmawiamy o tym, jak Amerykanie naprawdę je używają. Niektóre z nich będą markami, z którymi jesteś znawany, a niektóre nie. Najpierw na listie jest Kleenex.

For example, I need to swiffer the floor. Or I swiffered the kitchen this morning. And what they really mean is I used a mop or a cleaning pad to quickly clean the floor. And if you've never heard it before, it can sound strange because you're thinking, wait, what does Swiffer mean? It's especially common among people talking about chores and kids, pets or everyday house cleaning. Another brand we use as a verb is Google.

Google means to search online. I'm sure you know what Google is. Google started as a company and search engine, so now people use it as a verb constantly. For example, just Google it or I googled that restaurant. This simply means look it up online. It doesn't even have to mean Google specifically. Some people might use another search engine, but they still say I googled it. This is one of the clearest examples of a brand becoming part of language. You can still say I looked it up, but I googled it may come more naturally when speaking and specifically refers to looking something up online.