To Google, by David Crystal
Listen to Professor David Crystal talking about Google as a new word.
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In 1990 a language society said google was the most useful word.
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True
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False
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The name "Google" comes from a word used in mathematics.
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True
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False
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David Crystal comments that the Google search engine might be too effective.
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True
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False
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The company Google thinks the the verb should be written with a small letter, not a capital letter.
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True
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False
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The speaker says that the company name "Hoover" is also used as a verb.
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True
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False
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The speaker thinks that business cannot manage the way people use their names and trademarks.
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True
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False
If you want to read what Professor David Crystal said, click here and try the vocabulary exercise.
Adapted from BBC Learning English
