[woodrowbarlow]

on its own, the word "search" doesn't imply "the internet". linguistically, the verb "google" has cultural value beyond the brand. it's rare for the phrase "google it" to actually mean "search the internet for it _using google_".

[myko]

it's rare for the phrase "google it" to actually mean "search the internet for it _using google_".

This is the only way I ever use the phrase "google it". I don't say I "googled" someone when I search for them on Facebook. I say it when I search on Google.

[eli]

If you told someone to google "foo" and instead they search for it on DuckDuckGo did they do something wrong?